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N398681973 Bellanca 17-30A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Apr 1989)2 ADs may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Aug 31, 2032
Based in
Alamogordo, NM
owner city / state
Engine
IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2025
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1989
ADs may apply
2
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Horizon Adventures LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Alamogordo, NM
Certificate issued
Aug 6, 2025
Expires
Aug 31, 2032
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Feb 7, 1973

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Bellanca
Model
17-30A
Year
1973
Serial number
73-30533
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A4A3CC

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor Io 520 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
285 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2025 – nowHorizon Adventures LLCAlamogordo, NM · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Apr 24, 1989 · Watertown, WI

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF BRAKES AND THROTTLE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PARKED AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS NEARBY.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CHI89LA075

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI89LA075)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2014-20-12FuselageNov 12, 2014Airframe (17-30A)
2009-16-03Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating…Sep 9, 2009Engine (IO 520 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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