# N7SF: Bellanca 17-31A, registration cancelled 1991-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-31A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (registry code 1220435)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7332114
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 24, 1987
- Last registry action: December 28, 1988
- Mode S code: A95172
- Owner when cancelled: [Invictus Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INVICTUS%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Mt Pocono, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Mt%20Pocono)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1214° N, 75.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18344, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7SF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7SF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7SF-1991-10-25

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 17-31A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a.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 NYC90GA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90GA105), May 12, 1990: Bellanca 17-31A (N7SF), Davis Park, NY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE AIRPLANE IMPACTING THE WATER AT A HIGH SPEED FOR UNKNOWN REASON(S).

## 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 19900512017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900512017009A), May 12, 1990: Blanca 1731A (N7SF), Davis Park, NY, Destroyed, 4 fatal. High speed impact into ocean on a U.S. Coast guard training flight. Pilot had complained pain from prior head injury
- [Incident 19811103080809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811103080809I), Nov 3, 1981: Blanca 1730A (N7SF), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Witness saw gear partially down prior to touchdown. Pilot failed to actuate gear. Auto gear system actuated.

## Other aircraft with N7SF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7SF): Gatewood Ronald L LANCAIR IV, S/N LAIV098, built 2010

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