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N9012T

Continental Copters Inc TOMCAT MK6B

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesMinnesota

N9012T is a Continental Copters Inc TOMCAT MK6B, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter). It has 3 seats. It is registered to Scotts Helicopter Services INC, a corporation in Le Sueur, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 22, 2016 and expires on December 31, 2029. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control; other, dated March 6, 1992.

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Aircraft

Maker
Continental Copters Inc
Model
TOMCAT MK6B
Serial number
CCI-74-4
Type
RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming VO-435 SERIES · 260 hp
Fuel
100LL avgas
Seats
3
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
AC7593 (octal 53072623)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
December 22, 2016
Expires
December 31, 2029
Last FAA action
September 22, 2023
Airworthiness
RestrictedFAA airworthiness class code 3 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Agriculture and pest control; OtherFAA certificate purpose code 10 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · March 6, 1992
FAA region
Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00221401

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Scotts Helicopter Services INC
Type
CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
PO Box 92
Le Sueur, MN 56058-0092

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

1960-08-09Cessna 182C · exported to Australia · Valid registration

Connections how N9012T links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Lycoming VO-435 series 191 aircraft with this engine series · 260 hp
  • Type certificate H5SW · held by Scott'S-Bell 47 INC
Owner
Place
Airworthiness

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The public federal record on N9012T, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Scotts Helicopter Services INC, a corporation, certificate issued December 22, 2016, expires December 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

NOTEAirworthiness certificate

Restricted certificate for agriculture and pest control; other; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial CCI-74-4 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N9012T was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Cessna 182C (serial 52912, cancelled August 9, 1960). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N9012T: Accident on May 14, 1992 at Middleboro, MA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 1

BFO92LA062Accident on May 14, 1992 at Middleboro, MA: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: CCI 74-4

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Continental Copters MK6B · operated under 137

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RELEASE A TIE DOWN STRAP FROM THE HELICOPTER'S SKID DURING THE PREFLIGHT.

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CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data