# N39840: 1972 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2019-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2019
- 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: 73-30516
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 1972
- Certificate issued: October 1, 2007
- Last registry action: December 7, 2015
- Mode S code: A4A37E
- Owner when cancelled: [Walch Charles Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALCH%20CHARLES%20JOSEPH)
- Location: [River Oaks, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/River%20Oaks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7746° N, 97.4074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76114, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39840
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39840
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39840-2019-05-06

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19780310014689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310014689I), Mar 10, 1978: Blanca 1730A (N39840), Council Bluffs, IA, Minor damage. Pilot landed short, hit a snowbank.

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