# N8230R: Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 1992-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 30416
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1982
- Last registry action: November 18, 1991
- Mode S code: AB3E68
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Howard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20HOWARD%20C)
- Location: [Rye, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Rye)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4218° N, 94.7353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77369, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8230R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8230R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8230R-1992-10-19

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 FTW92FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA145), Jun 1, 1992: Bellanca 17-30A (N8230R), El Campo, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED.

## 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 19920601017309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601017309A), Jun 1, 1992: Blanca 1730A (N8230R), El Campo, TX, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Observed steep bank,low altitude. Dived vertically to ground. No medical. License issued to alias social security no.

## Other aircraft with N8230R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8230R): Cumback Robert KITFOX III, S/N 985, built 1995

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