# N78SV: 1978 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- 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: 78-30897
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 30, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 20, 2006
- Last registry action: April 24, 2008
- Mode S code: AA8FD1
- Owner when cancelled: [Paradocs Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARADOCS%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Columbus, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Columbus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7027° N, 96.5671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78934, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78SV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78SV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78SV-2014-11-19

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 DFW06LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA040), Dec 16, 2005: Bellanca 17-30A (N78SV), Columbus, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## 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 20051215033089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051215033089A), Dec 15, 2005: Blanca 1730A (N78SV), Columbus, TX, Substantial damage. The pilot departed Columbus airport (66R) with intented flight to lagrange airport (3T5). Individual climbed to an altitude of 2200 feet when loss of power…

## Other aircraft with N78SV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78SV): Raytheon C90A, S/N LJ-1504, built 1997

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