# N17BA: Amato Brian C CORBEN JUNIOR ACE, registration cancelled 2016-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Amato Brian C CORBEN JUNIOR ACE](https://openairdocs.org/model/amato-brian-c-corben-junior-ace) (registry code 0030454)
- Engine: [Continental C85-12F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (registry code 17125)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 520
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 1998
- Certificate issued: June 23, 2015
- Last registry action: June 23, 2015
- Mode S code: A116EE
- Owner when cancelled: [Oconnor John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OCONNOR%20JOHN%20J)
- Location: [Mount Dora, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Mount%20Dora)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.7764° N, 81.6312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32757, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17BA-2016-12-12

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Amato Brian C CORBEN JUNIOR ACE: https://openairdocs.org/model/amato-brian-c-corben-junior-ace.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 CHI93DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DEM01), Jun 3, 1993: Amato Corben JR. ACE (N17BA), Traverse City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate lubrication of the tailwheel bearings and inadequate preflight by the pilot/owner which resulted in a seized tailwheel.

## 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 19930603016799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930603016799A), Jun 3, 1993: Amtraa JUNIORACE (N17BA), Traverse City, MI, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing roll. Dragged wing. Gear collapsed. Unlubricated tailwheel bearing froze. Gear fatigued.

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