# N8872V: 1971 Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 2013-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 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: 30387
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 3, 1971
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1992
- Last registry action: March 11, 2008
- Mode S code: AC3A88
- Owner when cancelled: [Baker Stewart F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAKER%20STEWART%20F)
- Location: [Jewett, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Jewett)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.3475° N, 96.1791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75846, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8872V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8872V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8872V-2013-09-11

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 FTW95LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA208), May 21, 1995: Bellanca 17-30A (N8872V), Conroe, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE BELLANCA PILOT TO ADEQUATELY COMMUNICATE HIS INTENTIONS ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY.

## 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 19950521012251A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950521012251A), May 21, 1995: Blanca 1730A (N8872V), Conroe, TX, Destroyed. Landing on inactive runway right main gear struck windshield and cowl of N7797 that was departing on active runway.
- [Incident 19850126010559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850126010559I), Jan 26, 1985: Blanca 1730A (N8872V), Mexia, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft veered into drainage ditch on rollout. Failed rod end in nose steering rod.

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