# N8838V: 1971 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2012-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 30371
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 1971
- Last registry action: August 20, 1983
- Mode S code: AC2C7E
- Location: [Delano, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Delano)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7795° N, 119.1919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93215, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8838V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8838V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8838V-2012-11-15

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 17-30A: 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 LAX83LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA291), Jun 18, 1983: Bellanca 17-31A (N8838V), Ducor, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19830618025509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618025509A), Jun 18, 1983: Blanca 1730A (N8838V), Ducor, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed into 2412 foot mountain at the 1900 foot level. Pilot was on photographic mission.
- [Accident 19780728025629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728025629A), Jul 28, 1978: Blanca 1730A (N8838V), Ocoee, FL, Destroyed. Acft overweight by 135.8LBS & out of balance to the rear of aft c

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