# N2017A: American Blimp A-60+, registration cancelled 1999-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 1999
- Exported to: Italy
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [American Blimp A-60+](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-blimp-a-60-plus) (registry code 3850001)
- Data sheets: [TCDS AS1NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/AS1NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 03
- Type of aircraft: Blimp/Dirigible
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1995
- Last registry action: June 17, 1998
- Mode S code: A19908
- Owners when cancelled: [Lightship Group](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIGHTSHIP%20GROUP), [Virgin Lightships Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIRGIN%20LIGHTSHIPS%20INC), [Lightship America Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIGHTSHIP%20AMERICA%20INC)
- Location: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 28.4537° N, 81.4724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32819, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2017A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2017A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2017A-1999-09-13

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 American Blimp A-60+: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-blimp-a-60-plus.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 BFO94WA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94WA063), Apr 4, 1994: ABC ABC 60 Plus (N2017A), Romsley, United Kingdom, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2017A

- [Cancelled 2022-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2017A-2022-11-05): Airborne EDGE X, S/N 582-587, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Vokac James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VOKAC%20JAMES%20W), [Willow Springs, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Willow%20Springs)

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