# N73SM: 1975 Bellanca 17-31ATC, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-31ATC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (registry code 1220437)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 75-31111
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 5, 1975
- Certificate issued: September 16, 1992
- Last registry action: October 28, 1998
- Mode S code: A9CA4E
- Owners when cancelled: [Hilton Kendal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILTON%20KENDAL), [Hilton Carrie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILTON%20CARRIE)
- Location: [Tempe, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tempe)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3646° N, 111.9316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85283, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73SM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73SM-2013-05-07

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 17-31ATC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc.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 NYC93LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA099), Jun 4, 1993: Bellanca 17-31 (N73SM), Leesport, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, WHICH RESULTED IN FORCED LANDING AND COLLISION WITH TREES.

## 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 19930604016879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930604016879A), Jun 4, 1993: Blanca 1731ATC (N73SM), Reading, PA, Destroyed. Engine lost power on climbout. Force landed in trees. No engine defects found.

## Other aircraft with N73SM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73SM): Beech A36, S/N E-2961

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