# N70EC: Bellanca 17-30, registration cancelled 1998-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30193
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1997
- Mode S code: A9529C
- Owner when cancelled: [Oldham Richard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLDHAM%20RICHARD%20C)
- Location: [Quartzsite, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Quartzsite)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70EC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70EC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70EC-1998-01-22

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 LAX97LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA238), Jul 4, 1997: Bellanca 17-30 (N70EC), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper placement of the unmarked fuel selector valve to off which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in this model aircraft.

## 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 19970704020009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970704020009A), Jul 4, 1997: Blanca 1730 (N70EC), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. ATC changed rwy to 30 while landing 21. Added power engine idled. Landed short. Unreadable fuel selector on off.

## Other aircraft with N70EC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70EC): Cessna 560, S/N 560-0609, built 2002
- [Cancelled 2016-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70EC-2016-03-09): Thoreson Jerry CHALLENGER II, S/N CH2-0102-2172, built 2002. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Thoreson Jerry J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THORESON%20JERRY%20J), [West Saint Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/West%20Saint%20Paul)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.