# N4097B: 1975 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2013-04-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 17, 2013
- 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: 76-30806
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 19, 1975
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1981
- Last registry action: April 2, 1988
- Mode S code: A4D15F
- Owner when cancelled: [Hunter Tom](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNTER%20TOM)
- Location: [Plainview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plainview)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1719° N, 101.7448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79072, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4097B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4097B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4097B-2013-04-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## 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 FTW84FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA083), Dec 3, 1983: Bellanca 17-30A (N4097B), Hebbronville, TX, 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 19831202074669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831202074669A), Dec 2, 1983: Blanca 1730A (N4097B), Hebronville, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported sighting destination airport in area of near zero fog. Lost airport and low on fuel. Lost control. Crashed

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