N78CS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Christopher W Sands HELICYCLE built in 2014. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 20, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N78CS is reserved by a private party since July 21, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on May 21, 2027.
Christopher W Sands HELICYCLE cancelled March 20, 2018
- Serial number
- 5-14
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2014
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 14, 2014
- Last FAA action
- January 14, 2014
- Last owner
- Seeliger Michael B (Individual)
Reno, NV - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Swearingen SA-226T cancelled January 31, 2006
- Serial number
- T229
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- January 11, 2006
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Simi Valley, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N78CS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sands HELICYCLE · serial 5-14
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while in the traffic pattern.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site