# N8272R: Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 1998-04-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 14, 1998
- 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: 30465
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 13, 1994
- Last registry action: December 17, 1997
- Mode S code: AB4D8A
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerobatic Safety Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROBATIC%20SAFETY%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Paula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Paula)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3868° N, 119.0941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93060, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8272R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8272R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8272R-1998-04-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX89LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA333), Sep 29, 1989: Bellanca 17-30A (N8272R), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE FUEL STARVATION WAS THE RESULT OF VANE PARTICLES FROM THE DETERIORATED ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP RESTRICTING THE UPSTREAM FLOW OF FUEL.

## 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 19890929037379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929037379A), Sep 29, 1989: Blanca 1730A (N8272R), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on final. Landed short in harbor. Fuel contamination. Electric fuel pump vanes worn by particles.
- [Incident 19890519027779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890519027779I), May 19, 1989: Blanca 1730A (N8272R), Palo Alto, CA. Hard landing. Veered off runway. Found left gear strut had collapsed. Crack not visible in normal pre flight.

## Other aircraft with N8272R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8272R): Scottish SERIES 100 MDL 101, S/N 164, built 1972

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