# N117L: 1971 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2013-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30391
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 10, 1976
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A0472E
- Owner when cancelled: [Stratton Richard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRATTON%20RICHARD%20E)
- Location: [Burnsville, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Burnsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7785° N, 93.2723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55337, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117L-2013-07-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bellanca 17-30A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 MKC78DER09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER09), Nov 16, 1977: Bellanca 17-30A (N117L), Lakeville, MN, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19771115042709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771115042709A), Nov 15, 1977: Blanca 1730A (N117L), Lakeville, MN, Destroyed. Aft end of left muffler failed at ball end allowing exhaust flame into engine compartment.

## Other aircraft with N117L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117L): Burleigh Ron BEARHAWK, S/N 087-1039, built 2009
- [Cancelled 1971-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117L-1971-06-08): Cessna A185E, S/N 18501850. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Wiplinger B A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIPLINGER%20B%20A), [South St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/South%20St%20Paul)
- [Cancelled 1970-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117L-1970-08-07): Cessna 185, S/N 185-01778. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Aviation Activities Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20ACTIVITIES%20INC), [Valparaiso, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Valparaiso)

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