# N39821: 1972 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2017-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 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: 73-30494
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 16, 1972
- Certificate issued: May 19, 2005
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A4A339
- Owners when cancelled: [Miller Michael R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20MICHAEL%20R), [Miller Chandra L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20CHANDRA%20L)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9100° N, 95.6588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77095, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39821
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39821
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39821-2017-04-13

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 DFW05CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA128), May 22, 2005: Bellanca 17-30A (N39821), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel and his inadequate monitoring of the fuel supply which resulted in fuel starvation.

## 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 20050521008339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050521008339A), May 21, 2005: Blanca 1730A (N39821), Houston, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On 5/21/2005 at 1035PM aircraft departed crp corpus christi, TX for VFR flight to iws Houston, TX. At 2350 hrs 05/21/2005 less than one mile north of iws…
- [Incident 19780627035539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627035539I), Jun 27, 1978: Blanca 1730A (N39821), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Smoke in cabin, then alternator cb popped. Overvoltage light inop, overvoltage condition burned wires.

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