# N8785V: 1970 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30333
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 15, 1971
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1989
- Last registry action: March 21, 1992
- Mode S code: AC1729
- Owner when cancelled: [Henley Gary S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENLEY%20GARY%20S)
- Location: [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.0961° N, 102.0473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79705, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8785V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8785V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8785V-2013-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (2)

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 FTW89FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA151), Apr 17, 1989: Bellanca 17-30A (N8785V), Junction, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. THE WEATHER…
- [NTSB LAX72DVA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DVA46), Feb 18, 1972: Bellanca 17-30A (N8785V), Shafter, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19890822031259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822031259A), Aug 22, 1989: Blanca 1730A (N8785V), Junction, TX, Destroyed
- [Accident 19890417065779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890417065779A), Apr 17, 1989: Blanca 1730A (N8785V), Juction, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Advised VFR not recommended. Flew into IFR,lost control and crashed.

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