# N28027: 1979 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2012-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 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: 79-30921
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 15, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 1, 1979
- Last registry action: August 3, 1985
- Mode S code: A2D0B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Industrial Bellanca Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDUSTRIAL%20BELLANCA%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Fuquay, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Fuquay)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5395° N, 78.8291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27526, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28027
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28027-2012-10-18

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 IAD80FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA023), Feb 12, 1980: Bellanca 17-30A (N28027), Morrisville, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19800212003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800212003409A), Feb 12, 1980: Blanca 1730A (N28027), Morrisville, NC, Destroyed. Struck trees short of runway on practice adf. No usable fuel in selected tank. Pilot had drugs, alcohol in system.

## Other aircraft with N28027

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28027): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881350, built 2020

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