# N39872: 1973 Bellanca 17-31A, registration cancelled 2015-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-31A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (registry code 1220435)
- 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: 73-32-107
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 1973
- Certificate issued: August 12, 1993
- Last registry action: December 12, 2002
- Mode S code: A4A3E9
- Owners when cancelled: [Sorrells Donald D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SORRELLS%20DONALD%20D), [Sorrells Meri](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SORRELLS%20MERI)
- Location: [Coarsegold, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Coarsegold)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2176° N, 119.7311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93614, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39872
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39872
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39872-2015-05-13

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19961214043689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961214043689I), Dec 14, 1996: Blanca 1731A (N39872), Madera, CA, Minor damage. Lost control on touchdown. Skidded off runway into mud. Gear prop damage. Unknown if AD on drag struts complied.
- [Incident 19960301005429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960301005429I), Mar 1, 1996: Blanca 1731A (N39872), Madera, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot, donald d. sorrells, conveyed to the reporting inspector that while he was on rollout after landing on runway 30 at Madera, at a speed of…

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