# N9078T: 1976 Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A, registration cancelled 2014-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (registry code 2390101)
- Engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H5SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H5SW), [TCDS E-279](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: CCI-76-3
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1976
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1994
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AC8CAF
- Owner when cancelled: [Xcell Aero](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/XCELL%20AERO)
- Location: [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0541° N, 105.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80516, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9078T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9078T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078T-2014-11-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MK5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a.md

## 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 19930825035069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930825035069A), Aug 25, 1993: Bell OH13HMK5A (N9078T), San Juan Bautis, CA, Destroyed. Spray boom contacted corn crop on spray run. Dragged helicopter down.
- [Incident 19920911050369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920911050369I), Sep 11, 1992: Bell OH13HMK5A (N9078T), San Martin, CA. Pilot struck an electrical wire while making an aerial application. Wire strike protection system cut wire.

## Other aircraft with N9078T

- [Cancelled 1960-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078T-1960-11-21): Cessna 182C, S/N 52978. 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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