# N8296R: Bellanca 17-31A, registration cancelled 1973-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1973
- 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: 32-85
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 2, 1973
- Mode S code: AB5584
- Owner when cancelled: [Fidelity Acceptance Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIDELITY%20ACCEPTANCE%20CORP)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8296R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8296R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8296R-1973-06-25

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 NYC73AN106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN106), Jan 27, 1973: Bellanca 17-31A (N8296R), Dover, DE, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19730127002069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730127002069A), Jan 27, 1973: Blanca 14193 (N8296R), Dover, DE, Destroyed. Lost ctl in known IFR cond for undet reason. Rept climbing to 15500.B-707 in vicinity,IFR,13000 ft.

## Other aircraft with N8296R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8296R): Beech A36, S/N E-2763, built 1992
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8296R-undated): Piper PA-28RT-201T, S/N 28R8131024. Triennial form not returned

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