# N8234R: 1971 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2019-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 2019
- 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: 30409
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 17, 1971
- Certificate issued: December 9, 1999
- Last registry action: February 8, 2016
- Mode S code: AB3EF4
- Owner when cancelled: [Nabarrette Angel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NABARRETTE%20ANGEL)
- Location: [Odessa, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Odessa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8916° N, 102.2628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79765, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8234R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8234R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8234R-2019-10-05

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CEN18LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA010), Oct 6, 2017: Bellanca 17-30A (N8234R), Sweetwater, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during a precautionary approach for landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## 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 20171006016139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171006016139A), Oct 6, 2017: Bellanca 17-30A (N8234R), Sweetwater, TX, Destroyed. On October 6, 2017, at 1345 CDT, a Bellanca, model 17-30A, bearing registration number N8234R, hit a tree and impacted terrain in a field nw of Sweetwater…
- [Incident 20090920017619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090920017619I), Sep 20, 2009: Blanca 1730A (N8234R), Odessa, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On September 20,, 2009 at approximately 1545 CDT, the landing gear collapsed on N8234R, a Bellanca 17-30A, upon landing roll out on runway 02, at Odessa…

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