# N8247R: 1972 Bellanca 17-31A, registration cancelled 2011-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-31A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (registry code 1220435)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32-61
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 1972
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1978
- Last registry action: June 4, 1988
- Mode S code: AB4314
- Owner when cancelled: [Pressley Jerry M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRESSLEY%20JERRY%20M)
- Location: [Straw Plains, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Straw%20Plains)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0470° N, 83.6813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37871, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8247R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8247R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8247R-2011-06-08

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 IAD77FKM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKM34), Sep 21, 1977: Bellanca 17-30 (N8247R), Elkin, NC, substantial damage

## 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 19770921033509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921033509A), Sep 21, 1977: Blanca 1731A (N8247R), Elkin, NC, Substantial damage. Pvt plt landing acft-unfamiliar with acft

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