# N8793V: 1970 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2013-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 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: 30334
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 22, 1971
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1986
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: AC1A9A
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnson Chevrolet-Olds Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20CHEVROLET-OLDS%20INC)
- Location: [Castle Rock, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Castle%20Rock)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3021° N, 104.8197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80104, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8793V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8793V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8793V-2013-09-17

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 (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 DEN87LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA072), Mar 26, 1987: Bellanca 17-30A (N8793V), Greeley, CO, 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 19870325008849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870325008849A), Mar 25, 1987: Blanca 1730A (N8793V), Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. The gear collapsed on landing. Inspection found damage typical of overload.
- [Incident 19810917090019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810917090019I), Sep 17, 1981: Blanca 1730A (N8793V), Sidney, NE, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up when hydraulic motor failed and dump valve handle #195689-1 broke, preventing gear extension.

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