Piston helicopter

N380B

Continental Copters-Darling EL Tomcat MK-5A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
MHTC-7
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O-435
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Penn-Tex Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
New Iberia, LA
Registration record

N380B on the FAA register

Type
Continental Copters-Darling EL Tomcat MK-5A
Serial
MHTC-7
Engines
Lycoming O-435
Registered owner
Penn-Tex Helicopters Inc
New Iberia, LA
Certificate issued
2020-12-15
Airworthiness date
1975-06-26
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A45B63
Mode S (octal)
51055543
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-12-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N380B to the current registrant.
  • 2010-09-28
    N380B previously assigned to a Homebuilt PITTS SID (s/n DG1980-1CG); cancelled.
  • 1975-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1970-08-04
    N380B previously assigned to a Beechcraft H35 Bonanza (s/n D-4920); cancelled.
Overview

About N380B

N380B is a Continental Copters-Darling EL Tomcat MK-5A, serial number MHTC-7. The FAA register lists Penn-Tex Helicopters Inc as the registrant in New Iberia, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 15, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O-435 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated June 26, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N380B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N380B.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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