# N8785V: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8785V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8785V

## Aircraft that carried N8785V

- [Cancelled 2013-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8785V-2013-05-15): Bellanca 17-30A, S/N 30333, built 1970. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Henley Gary S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENLEY%20GARY%20S), [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)

## NTSB investigations on N8785V (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW89FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA151), Apr 17, 1989: Bellanca 17-30A (N8785V), Junction, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. THE WEATHER…
- [NTSB LAX72DVA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DVA46), Feb 18, 1972: Bellanca 17-30A (N8785V), Shafter, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8785V (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19890822031259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822031259A), Aug 22, 1989: Blanca 1730A (N8785V), Junction, TX, Destroyed
- [Accident 19890417065779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890417065779A), Apr 17, 1989: Blanca 1730A (N8785V), Juction, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Advised VFR not recommended. Flew into IFR,lost control and crashed.

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