# N9705E: 1977 Bellanca 17-31A, registration cancelled 2014-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Bellanca 17-31A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (registry code 1220435)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A18CE), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 77-32-168
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1977
- Last registry action: May 14, 1985
- Mode S code: AD86B1
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5140° N, 122.6440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97214, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9705E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9705E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9705E-2014-12-22

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 17-31A: 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 SEA85FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA084), Apr 7, 1985: Bellanca 17-31A (N9705E), Yamhill, OR, 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 19850407010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850407010879A), Apr 7, 1985: Blanca 1731A (N9705E), Yamhill, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Touched down long applied power for go around but stalled into trees. Trim was found in near full nose up position.

## Other aircraft with N9705E

- [Cancelled 1970-04-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9705E-1970-04-22): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-1349, built 1946. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Roach Gayle L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROACH%20GAYLE%20L), [Hallock, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Hallock)

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