# N33317: 1973 Bellanca 17-31ATC, registration cancelled 2013-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-31ATC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (registry code 1220437)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 73-31069
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 1973
- Certificate issued: June 8, 1990
- Last registry action: October 6, 1997
- Mode S code: A3A38F
- Owner when cancelled: [Thunderbird Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THUNDERBIRD%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Incline Village, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Incline%20Village)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2413° N, 119.9383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89450, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33317
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=33317
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33317-2013-07-18

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 17-31ATC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc.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 LAX93FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA004), Oct 3, 1992: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N33317), Elko, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEIFING AND THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO FORECAST ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

## 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 19921003039889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003039889A), Oct 3, 1992: Blanca 1731ATC (N33317), Elko, NV, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Indicates spiral dive induced by vertigo in clouds. Airmets in area for turbulence icing and cloud layers.

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