# N39860: Bellanca 17-31A, registration cancelled 1973-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-31A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (registry code 1220435)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 73-32-106
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 1, 1973
- Mode S code: A4A3C4
- Owner when cancelled: [Bellanca Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLANCA%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)
- Location: [Alexandria, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Alexandria)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39860
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39860
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39860-1973-06-26

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 17-31A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a.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 DEN73AD034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD034), Jan 30, 1973: Bellanca 17-31A (N39860), Aurora, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19730130002739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730130002739A), Jan 30, 1973: Blanca 14193 (N39860), Aurora, CO, Destroyed. Hit grnd r wg first in hi speed rolling type maneuver. Recovered 1/31/73.

## Other aircraft with N39860

- [Cancelled 1991-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39860-1991-06-18): Hines Lyle R ROTEC RALLY 3A, S/N 25179. Owner: [Marrs Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARRS%20ROBERT%20L), [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)

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