Aircraft record

N4855V1968 Bellanca 17-30

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration: Valid; expires Mar 31, 2027
Based in: Myakka City, FL; owner city / state
Engine: IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 2005
NTSB events: None; since 1982
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Registered owner: Glide Slope Aviation INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Myakka City, FL
Certificate issued: Apr 12, 2005
Expires: Mar 31, 2027
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Apr 10, 1968

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: 17-30
Year: 1968
Serial number: 30109
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: A5FE47

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

2005 – nowGlide Slope Aviation INCMyakka City, FL · current
1951 – 1954Babb Co INCGlendale, CA · different airframe: Consolidated Vultee Pby-5a S/N 46477

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

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.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2014-20-12	Fuselage	Nov 12, 2014	Airframe (17-30)
2009-16-03	Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating…	Sep 9, 2009	Engine (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 (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

Fuselage · fabric · defectiveAug 28, 1997
AIRCRAFT RECOVERED 9/90. HANGARED UNTIL 5/97. HAIL STORM PUNCHED HOLES IN ALL FABRIC COVERED SURFACES. SAME MODEL AIRCRAFT WITH 23 YEAR OLD FABRIC HAD NO HOLES AND WAS PARKED ALONG SIDE. FABRIC APPEARS TO BE WEAK, BUT PUNCH TEST INDICATES GOOD CONDITION. PAINT IS DARK IN COLOR. RECOMMEND REVIEW BY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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