# N28204: 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: 78-30890
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 13, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1979
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A2D7DE
- Owners when cancelled: [Wigdahl Gary L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIGDAHL%20GARY%20L), [Goss Donn H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOSS%20DONN%20H), [Underwood David O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNDERWOOD%20DAVID%20O), [Barnes Ernest R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNES%20ERNEST%20R%20JR)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7940° N, 117.0738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92120, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28204
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28204
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28204-2017-07-20

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 LAX80FUM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUM08), Jan 10, 1980: Bellanca 17-30A (N28204), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19800110000429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800110000429A), Jan 10, 1980: Blanca 1730A (N28204), El Cajon, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on local approach. Landed in rocky field one mile from runway.

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