# N8280R: Bellanca 17-31A, registration cancelled 2018-06-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 1, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 32-78
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1972
- Last registry action: April 5, 2016
- Mode S code: AB50FB
- Location: [Port Charlotte, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Charlotte)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.9782° N, 82.0503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33980, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8280R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8280R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8280R-2018-06-01

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19940922038969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940922038969I), Sep 22, 1994: Blanca 1730 (N8280R), Pleasanton, TX, Minor damage. Veered off runway on landing. Nose gear hit a culvert. Broke off. Blamed crosswind. Report shows downwind landing.

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