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N380B

Continental Copters-Darling EL TOMCAT MK-5A

Valid Louisiana

N380B is a Continental Copters-Darling EL TOMCAT MK-5A, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter). It has 1 seat. It is registered to Penn-Tex Helicopters INC, a corporation in New Iberia, Louisiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 15, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2027. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated June 26, 1975.

Aircraft

Maker
Continental Copters-Darling
Model
EL TOMCAT MK-5A
Serial number
MHTC-7
Type
Rotorcraft
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-435 · 175 hp
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
71 mph
Transponder code
A45B63 (octal 51055543)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 15, 2020
Expires
December 31, 2027
Last FAA action
April 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and pest control · June 26, 1975
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00420557

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Penn-Tex Helicopters INC
Type
Corporation
Address
2111 Highway 14
New Iberia, LA 70560-8317

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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 2

2010-09-28Graham Dennis PITTS SID · exported to Argentina · Sale reported
1970-08-04Beech H35 · Valid registration

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data