Models / Continental Copters INC / TOMCAT MK5A / N9045T Aircraft record N9045T 1975 Continental Copters INC TOMCAT MK5A Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 2015) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires May 31, 2027 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2015 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Scotts Helicopter Service INC
Owner type Corporation
City, state Le Sueur, MN
Certificate issued May 26, 2011
Expires May 31, 2027
Airworthiness Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date Apr 21, 1975 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Continental Copters INC
Model TOMCAT MK5A
Year 1975
Serial number CCI-75-2
Aircraft type Rotorcraft
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 3
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet H5SW
Mode S code AC8121 Engine
Make and model Lycoming Vo-435 Series
Type Reciprocating
Power 260 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2011 – now Scotts Helicopter Service INC Le Sueur, MN · current until 1960 Cessna Aircraft Co Wichita, KS · different airframe: Cessna 182c S/N 52945 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage Jun 14, 2015 · Elk Mound, WI The pilot's failure to maintain a positive rate of climb after taking off from the service truck, which resulted in the helicopter impacting terrain.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report GAA15CA122 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA15CA122)
Accident history for this model ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record