# N6608V: 1970 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2013-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 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: 30278
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 1970
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1989
- Last registry action: April 1, 1998
- Mode S code: A8B7BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Martin Heritage Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20HERITAGE%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8109° N, 96.8132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75219, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6608V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6608V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6608V-2013-07-09

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 17-30A: 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 FTW90FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA125), Jun 26, 1990: Bellanca 17-30A (N6608V), Dallas, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE INITIAL PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, FOLLOWED BY THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE STRIKING OF A HIDDEN SET OF TRANSMISSION WIRES.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19900626022629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900626022629A), Jun 26, 1990: Blanca 1730A (N6608V), Dallas, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Returning to airport due gear problems. Engine quit. Crashed burned. Out of annual had fueled three months prior.
- [Incident 19890604027639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890604027639I), Jun 4, 1989: Blanca 1730A (N6608V), Taos, NM, Minor damage. Encountered hail inflight. Continued to Taos. Windshield cracked and up to 3 inch holes in wing.
- [Incident 19801023077789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801023077789I), Oct 23, 1980: Blanca 1730A (N6608V), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Bent shaft in hydraulic cylinder prevented nose gear extension.

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