# N4853V: 1968 Bellanca 17-30, registration cancelled 2013-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A3), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30107
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 1968
- Certificate issued: September 7, 1979
- Last registry action: October 2, 1982
- Mode S code: A5FE01
- Owners when cancelled: [Wright Dexter S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20DEXTER%20S), [Williams Carl L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20CARL%20L), [Mccombs Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCOMBS%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8526° N, 104.7743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80909, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4853V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4853V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4853V-2013-03-18

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 17-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30.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 DEN79FTE76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE76), Aug 21, 1979: Bellanca 17-30 (N4853V), Colorado Sprng, CO, destroyed

## 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 19790821021909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821021909A), Aug 21, 1979: Blanca 1730 (N4853V), Colorado Spring, CO, Destroyed. Engine failed on takeoff. Acft contained fuel but none was found in the injector system.

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