# N123SS: Bellanca 17-31ATC, registration cancelled 1998-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-31ATC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (registry code 1220437)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7431079
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 31, 1995
- Last registry action: May 20, 1998
- Mode S code: A06078
- Owner when cancelled: [Bentz Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENTZ%20ROBERT%20L)
- Location: [West Palm Bch, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/West%20Palm%20Bch)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.7200° N, 80.1237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33417, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123SS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=123SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123SS-1998-06-15

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 17-31ATC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc.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 ATL97FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA021), Dec 1, 1996: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N123SS), Fitzgerald, GA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the blockage of the intake manifold of the induction air system, by the broken alternate air door, and the loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

## 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 19961201036859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961201036859A), Dec 1, 1996: Blanca 1731ATC (N123SS), Fitzgerald, GA, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Took off vft into heavy rain shower from a thunderstorm. Appears stalled returning. Over weight.

## Other aircraft with N123SS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123SS): Horton William RV-8, S/N 80711, built 2002

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