# N838MM: Bellanca 17-30, registration cancelled 2001-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30014
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: January 9, 2001
- Mode S code: AB7731
- Location: [Alexandria, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Alexandria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8676° N, 95.3943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56308, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838MM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=838MM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838MM-2001-08-21

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 17-30: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30.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 CHI96LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA226), Jul 1, 1996: Bellanca 17-30 Viking (N838MM), Alexandria, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's failure to assure a proper fuel tank selector position. Factors associated with the accident were improper preflight preparation and complacency by the flight instructor.

## 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 19960701015879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960701015879A), Jul 1, 1996: Blanca 1730 (N838MM), Alexandria, MN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on base for landing. Landed gear up near runway. Fuel select on empty. Mains aux tanks full. (-23) see attached NTSB narrative; no narrative…
- [Incident 19821126065949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821126065949I), Nov 26, 1982: Blanca 1730 (N838MM), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on the landing roll. No gear defects found. Possible inadvertent retraction.

## Other aircraft with N838MM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838MM): Textron 182T, S/N 18283049, built 2018

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