# N8238R: Bellanca 17-31A, registration cancelled 1982-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 1982
- 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: 32-71
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 2, 1973
- Mode S code: AB3F80
- Owner when cancelled: [Stevens Lincoln A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVENS%20LINCOLN%20A)
- Location: [Russia, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Russia)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8238R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8238R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8238R-1982-03-23

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 17-31A: 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 UNK78X0124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0124), May 29, 1978: Bellanca 14-19 (N8238R), L Mrcds, Niue, destroyed, 2 fatal

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