# N4908V: 1968 Bellanca 17-30, registration cancelled 1980-08-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 25, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 30138
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: August 16, 1980
- Mode S code: A6139C
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3957° N, 111.7866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85204, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4908V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4908V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4908V-1980-08-25

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX70FUA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUA25), May 3, 1970: Bellanca 17-30 (N4908V), Long Beach, CA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N4908V

- [Cancelled 1955-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4908V-1955-06-06): Douglas C-47, S/N 20193. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Bankers Life & Casualty Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANKERS%20LIFE%20%26%20CASUALTY%20CO), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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