# N727DC: Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2001-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 79-30946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 11, 1995
- Last registry action: March 8, 2001
- Mode S code: A9BDDB
- Owners when cancelled: [Whatley John E Jr DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHATLEY%20JOHN%20E%20JR%20DBA), [Whatley Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHATLEY%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Mimbres, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Mimbres)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0514° N, 108.0547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88049, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727DC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=727DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727DC-2001-05-03

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 FTW98LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA418), Sep 25, 1998: Bellanca 17-30A (N727DC), Alpine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane for undetermined reasons. A factor was the loose gravel composition of the runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19980925026709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980925026709A), Sep 25, 1998: Blanca 1731ATC (N727DC), Alpine, TX, Substantial damage. (.19)On September 25, 1998, at 1430 central daylight time, a Bellanca 17-30A airplane, N727DC, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while…
- [Incident 19840426022049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840426022049I), Apr 26, 1984: Blanca 1730A (N727DC), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Made hard one wheel crosswind landing. Aircraft swerved violently off the runway. M or d not explained.

## Other aircraft with N727DC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727DC): Cessna 177B, S/N 17702086, built 1974
- [Cancelled 2014-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727DC-2014-05-15): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40.762, built 2007. Exported to Belarus. Owner: [Flaming Mark](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLAMING%20MARK), [San Rafael, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Rafael)

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