# N917TB: Bellanca 17-30A, registration cancelled 1997-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30346
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 11, 1996
- Last registry action: October 17, 1996
- Mode S code: ACB257
- Owner when cancelled: [Ayers Benjamin F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYERS%20BENJAMIN%20F)
- Location: [Newton, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Newton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9684° N, 88.1792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62448, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917TB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=917TB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917TB-1997-09-04

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 17-30A: 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 DEN76DQD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQD10), Nov 23, 1975: Bellanca 17-30A (N917TB), Chamberino, NM, substantial damage

## 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 19751123036239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751123036239A), Nov 23, 1975: Blanca 1730A (N917TB), Chamberino, NM, Substantial damage. Crop inspection.

## Other aircraft with N917TB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917TB): Basford Tobin RV-7, S/N 70475, built 2003

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