# N8218R: Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 1997-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30433
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 21, 1994
- Last registry action: December 14, 1994
- Mode S code: AB3812
- Owner when cancelled: [Yatso Kevin T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YATSO%20KEVIN%20T)
- Location: [Green Bay, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Green%20Bay)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5838° N, 88.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54313, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8218R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8218R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8218R-1997-03-24

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 17-30A: 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 CHI94LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA204), Jun 17, 1994: Bellanca 17-30 (N8218R), Tomahawk, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED REASON. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN IN PREVENTING THE PILOT FROM MAKING A SAFE 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 19940617015639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940617015639A), Jun 17, 1994: Blanca 1730A (N8218R), Tomahawk, WI, Destroyed. Lost power local flight. Struck trees and swamp. Removed from swamp 3MO later. Unable to determine cause.

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