# N8237R: 1972 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- 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: 30473
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 1972
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1990
- Last registry action: October 15, 1996
- Mode S code: AB3F5D
- Owner when cancelled: [Jug Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JUG%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Grosse Pointe Park, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grosse%20Pointe%20Park)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3824° N, 82.9218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48230, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8237R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8237R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8237R-2013-05-14

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 CHI97LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA241), Aug 2, 1997: Bellanca 17-30A (N8237R), Eagle, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, his decision to switch fuel tanks too late, and fuel starvation.

## 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 19970802020529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970802020529A), Aug 2, 1997: Blanca 1730A (N8237R), Eagle, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft experienced a powerloss and made emergency landing in a field. (.4)the pilot said that he had departed with a main fuel tank selected to feed the…

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