# N8818V: Bellanca 17-31A, registration cancelled 1971-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 1971
- 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: 32-38
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1971
- Mode S code: AC2510
- Owner when cancelled: [Bellanca Sales Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLANCA%20SALES%20CO)
- Location: [Plainview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plainview)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8818V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8818V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8818V-1971-05-05

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 17-31A: 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 FTW71FQG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG61), Mar 5, 1971: Bellanca 31A (N8818V), Plainview, TX, destroyed

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