# N9085T: 1977 Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6C, registration cancelled 2014-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6C](https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk6c) (registry code 2390204)
- 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-77-3
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 12, 1987
- Last registry action: March 31, 1994
- Mode S code: AC8FFD
- Owner when cancelled: [Ward Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARD%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Vivian, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Vivian)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8414° N, 93.9779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71082, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9085T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9085T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9085T-2014-11-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MK6C: https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk6c.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 MIA89LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA221), Aug 14, 1989: Continental Copters Tomcat MK6C (N9085T), Quitman, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TAIL BOOM ATTACHMENT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19890814029299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890814029299A), Aug 14, 1989: Tomcat OH13HMK6B (N9085T), Quitman, MS, Destroyed. Tailboom attach bolt hole elongated from riding on trailer allowed boom to bend up and main rotors struck the boom.

## Other aircraft with N9085T

- [Cancelled 1960-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9085T-1960-11-21): Cessna 182C, S/N 52985. Exported to Argentina. 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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