# N14787: 1973 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2012-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 74-30628
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 18, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 6, 2005
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A0C041
- Owner when cancelled: [Willprecht James M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLPRECHT%20JAMES%20M)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6148° N, 95.1930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77034, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14787
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14787
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14787-2012-08-01

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 CEN10FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA230), Apr 28, 2010: Bellanca 17-30A (N14787), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's impact with terrain 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 20100428004899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100428004899A), Apr 28, 2010: Bellanca 17-30A (N14787), Friendswood, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft N14787 departed klvj at 0957 on 4/28/2010. At approx 1020 a witness southeast of the airport reported seeing the plane in a high speed dive. The…

## Other aircraft with N14787

- [Cancelled 1956-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14787-1956-02-17): Fairchild 22 C7G, S/N 1803, built 1935. Owner: [Kosbab Clare](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOSBAB%20CLARE), [Sandusky, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Sandusky)

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