# N79BF: 1978 Bellanca 17-31ATC, registration cancelled 2012-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 78-31152
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 29, 1999
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: AAB5CB
- Owner when cancelled: [Bellanca Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLANCA%20INC)
- Location: [Dallesport, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Dallesport)
- Physical address: [Wishram, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Wishram)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6405° N, 121.1340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98617, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79BF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79BF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79BF-2012-06-06

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 17-31ATC: 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 WPR11FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA256), Jun 11, 2011: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N79BF), Ukiah, OR, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to conduct a visual flight rules flight over mountainous terrain into a region covered by clouds, which likely resulted in spatial disorientation and…

## 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 20110611011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110611011169A), Jun 11, 2011: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N79BF), Ukiah, OR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. The pilot in command lost control of N79BF, a Bellanca 17-31ATC, and the aircraft descended vertically from 14,000 feet MSL into remote, high terrain. All…

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