# N28157: 1980 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2012-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 80-30987
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1981
- Last registry action: April 22, 1992
- Mode S code: A2D4D9
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9302° N, 96.7927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75240, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28157
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28157
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28157-2012-08-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW87FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA170), Jul 15, 1987: Bellanca 17-30A (N28157), Mc Kinney, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19870715034899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870715034899A), Jul 15, 1987: Blanca 1730A (N28157), Mckinney, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit on downwind. Aircraft glided over a house and hit a fence on landing. Appears fuel selector put on off.
- [Incident 19860222004919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860222004919I), Feb 22, 1986: Blanca 1730A (N28157), Laramie, WY, Minor damage. Returned when baggage door came open. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. No mechanical defects found.

## Other aircraft with N28157

- [Cancelled 1948-07-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28157-1948-07-26): Piper J3F-60, S/N 4620. Owner: [Myrt Clatterbuck](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MYRT%20CLATTERBUCK), [Leesburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Leesburg)

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