# N8830V: 1971 Bellanca 17-31A, 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 17-31A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (registry code 1220435)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3244
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 12, 1971
- Certificate issued: June 7, 1974
- Last registry action: October 6, 1997
- Mode S code: AC2B66
- Owners when cancelled: [Dragoo Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAGOO%20ROBERT%20E), [Dragoo Don H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAGOO%20DON%20H)
- Location: [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 28.1455° N, 80.6500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32935, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8830V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8830V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8830V-2013-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (3)

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 MIA85IA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA014), Oct 21, 1984: Bellanca 17-31A (N8830V), Palm Coast, FL, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB CHI73FEE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE37), Dec 27, 1972: Bellanca 17-31 (N8830V), Northbrook, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72AC064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC064), Feb 12, 1972: Bellanca 17-31A (N8830V), Springfield, OH, substantial damage, 2 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.

- [Incident 19841021075069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841021075069I), Oct 21, 1984: Blanca 1731A (N8830V), Palm Coast, FL, Minor damage. Magneto coils heated up causing partial power loss. Landed on road, left wing tip contacted a road sign.

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