# N28049: 1978 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2017-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2017
- 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: 78-30888
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 25, 1991
- Last registry action: October 27, 1997
- Mode S code: A2D101
- Owners when cancelled: [Pfiitze John G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PFIITZE%20JOHN%20G), [Pfittze Ingeburg K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PFITTZE%20INGEBURG%20K)
- Location: [Hollywood, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hollywood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.0231° N, 80.1865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33021, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28049
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28049-2017-07-20

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 MIA96LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA029), Nov 25, 1995: Bellanca BL-17-30A (N28049), Kings Bay, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of control due to pilot spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was: the dark night condition and the pilot's improper decision to turn to an easterly heading with no ground…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19951125038309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951125038309A), Nov 25, 1995: Blanca 1730A (N28049), Jacksonville, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR pilot caught on top lost control trying vectored descent through clouds. Spatial disorientation. Spiral dive.
- [Incident 19940518027979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940518027979I), May 18, 1994: Blanca 1730A (N28049), Ft Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Veered off runway on landing roll. Nosewheel steering collar fractured in 2 places. Scissor assembly separated.
- [Incident 19860827047119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860827047119I), Aug 27, 1986: Blanca 1730A (N28049), Albany, GA, Minor damage. Nose gear was cocked. Veered off runway as nose gear touched. Nose gear assembly rod end was broken.

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