# Quinn E L TOM CAT MK-5A

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1302703
- Manufacturer (registry): QUINN AVIATION INC.
- Model: E L TOM CAT MK-5A
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 45 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/quinn-e-l-tom-cat-mk-5a

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 LAX04LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA158), Mar 15, 2004: Quinn E L Tom Cat MK-5A (N8429), Galt, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel system.
- [NTSB MIA85LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA207), Jul 4, 1985: Quinn EL Tomcat MK-5A (N8429), Blakley, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76FPG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPG82), Jul 10, 1976: Quinn MK-5A (N8429), Corning, AR, destroyed

## 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 20040314004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040314004579A), Mar 14, 2004: Ccoptr TOMCATMK5A (N8429), Substantial damage. (-23) After spraying an alfalfa field, pilot was feerying the helicopter to another alfalfa field within one half mile. Enroute at 100 fleet above the ground,…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Continental Copters-Darling EL TOMCAT MK-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-darling-el-tomcat-mk-5a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 2390302
- [Continental-G&C Helicopters EL TOMCAT MK-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-g-c-helicopters-el-tomcat-mk-5a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 2390303

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