# N738MM: 1969 Bellanca 17-30, registration cancelled 2018-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2018
- 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: 30236
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1969
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1992
- Last registry action: July 23, 2013
- Mode S code: A9E9E2
- Owners when cancelled: [Menze Aaron](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MENZE%20AARON), [Menze Dale](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MENZE%20DALE)
- Location: [Ottertail, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Ottertail)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 46.4338° N, 95.5427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56571, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738MM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738MM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738MM-2018-03-07

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 17-30: 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 UNK74X0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK74X0111), Jun 15, 1974: Bellanca 17-30A (N738MM), Lk Nekik, Canada, substantial damage

## 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 19740615022469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740615022469A), Jun 15, 1974: Blanca 1730 (N738MM), Lk Nekik,Ont, Substantial damage. Lost,wx closing in. Made intentional wheels up ldg in swamp. Invest jurisdiction of canadian govt.

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