# N39875: Bellanca 17-31A, registration cancelled 1996-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 7332109
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 20, 1988
- Last registry action: January 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A4A3EC
- Owners when cancelled: [Baker Lynn E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAKER%20LYNN%20E), [Weiler Robert N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEILER%20ROBERT%20N)
- Location: [Spring Hill, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Spring%20Hill)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7323° N, 94.8301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66083, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39875
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39875
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39875-1996-03-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 FTW95FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA277), Jul 10, 1995: Bellanca 17-31A (N39875), Hot Springs, AR, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS A RESULT OF THE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. FACTORS WERE THE NIGHT CONDITION AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

## 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 19950710017129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950710017129A), Jul 10, 1995: Blanca 1731A (N39875), Hot Springs, AR, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Lost part power. Returned. Fixed. Departed lost power again. Struck trees. Throttle cable separated at push rod.

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