# N39883: 1973 Bellanca 17-31ATC, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-31ATC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (registry code 1220437)
- 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: 73-31056
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 23, 1973
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1991
- Last registry action: August 25, 1994
- Mode S code: A4A40D
- Owner when cancelled: [Teague James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEAGUE%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Pine Bluff, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Pine%20Bluff)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1801° N, 91.8932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71601, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39883
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39883
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39883-2012-11-14

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 17-31ATC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc.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 FTW93FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA033), Nov 9, 1992: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N39883), Dublin, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IFR OPERATION BY THE PILOT BY DESCENDING UNDER INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BELOW THE MINIMUM ALTITUDE AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE MANEUVERING…

## 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 19921109045709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921109045709A), Nov 9, 1992: Blanca 1731ATC (N39883), Dublin, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck a pole and burned descending at night IFR to locate airport. No approach facility. Pole off side of runway.
- [Incident 19910716065739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910716065739I), Jul 16, 1991: Blanca 1731ATC (N39883), Plainview, TX. Unable to get nose gear down and locked. Diverted to Plainview. Nose gear snapped into locked position on final.

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