# N14779: Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 1982-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 74-30683
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1978
- Last registry action: August 12, 1982
- Mode S code: A0C020
- Owners when cancelled: [Shelton David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELTON%20DAVID%20C), [Witt Edwin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITT%20EDWIN%20D), [Schnake Lester F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNAKE%20LESTER%20F), [Bearry Lonnie H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARRY%20LONNIE%20H)
- Location: [Columbus, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Columbus)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3939° N, 88.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39701, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14779
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14779
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14779-1982-08-12

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 FTW82FRJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRJ07), Jan 2, 1982: Bellanca 17-30A (N14779), Homer, LA, 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 19820102000359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820102000359A), Jan 2, 1982: Blanca 1730A (N14779), Homer, LA, Destroyed. Engine lost power IFR en route. Struck trees on breakout from low clouds. Cause of engine problem not known.

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