# N9002T: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5B, registration cancelled 1980-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5b) (registry code 2390102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H5SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H5SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 734
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 20, 1975
- Mode S code: AC71DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Gomes Farm Air Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOMES%20FARM%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Castroville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Castroville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9002T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9002T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9002T-1980-11-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5b.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX80FVM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM26), May 1, 1980: Tom Cat I (N9002T), Watsonville, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19800501011499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501011499A), May 1, 1980: Ccoptr OH13HCCOPTER (N9002T), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor blades failed during low level hover. Helicopter crashed in right turn. Blades were beyond use limit.
- [Accident 19780806023139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806023139A), Aug 6, 1978: Bell 47G2 (N9002T), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. Hit powerline while manuvering to avoid people working in adjaceneld.

## Other aircraft with N9002T

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9002T): Head Balloons AX8-88, S/N 503, built 2022
- [Cancelled 1960-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9002T-1960-11-17): Cessna 182C, S/N 52902. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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