# N8855V: Bellanca 17-31A, registration cancelled 1993-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 1993
- 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: 3249
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: December 26, 1985
- Mode S code: AC3383
- Owners when cancelled: [Sold To Albritton Harold](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLD%20TO%20ALBRITTON%20HAROLD)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7710° N, 84.3777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30308, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8855V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8855V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8855V-1993-05-13

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 ATL83FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA176), Mar 17, 1983: Bellanca 17-31A (N8855V), Waverly, GA, destroyed, 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.

- [Accident 19830316011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830316011179A), Mar 16, 1983: Blanca 1731A (N8855V), Waverly, GA, Destroyed. Struck trees on a VOR approach in area of thunderstorm. Severe turbulence and heavy rain. Impact velocity fatal.

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