N8223R1971 Bellanca 17-30A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Super Viking LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Ankeny, IA
- Certificate issued
- May 6, 2023
- Expires
- May 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 9, 1971
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Bellanca
- Model
- 17-30A
- Year
- 1971
- Serial number
- 30407
- 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
- AB3B1A
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- 2023 – nowSuper Viking LLCAnkeny, IA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 (17-30A) |
| 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 (4)
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.
- Starting · solenoid · failedAug 2, 2000
PRIOR TO TAKEOFF ON ENGINE RUN-UP, AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, STARTER SOLENOID STAYED ENGAGED. THE ENGINE RAN THE STARTER, CAUSED A REVERSE CURRENT FLOW TO THE BATTERY. BATTERY FAILED, SMOKE FROM UNDER THE COWLING. STARTER SOLENOID LOCATED ON THE FIRE WALL. SUBMITTER STATED AIRCRAFT IS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · cooler · crackedAug 16, 1995
REPAIR STATION FOUND CRACKS IN MOUNTING BASE OF OIL COOLER DURING OVERHAUL TO CORRECT LEAK IN TUBES. EXCHANGE UNIT WAS INSTALLED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · bracket · crackedAug 16, 1995
BRACKET PASSED 10X INSPECTION ON AIRCRAFT. NOSE GEAR REMOVAL FOR REBUILD ALLOWED BRACKET INSPECTION WITH DRAG LINK REMOVED. DYE PENETRANT REVEALED CRACKS OUT OF LOWER HOLE BOTH SIDES, HEADING TO EDGE OF BRACKET. BRACKET WAS SLIGHTLY BENT AT CRACKED HOLE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Propellers · bulkhead · crackedAug 16, 1995
PROPELLER BULKHEAD CRACK FOUND DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF CRACK IS SLIGHT DISHING OF BULKHEAD THAT IS FLATTENED OUT WHEN MOUNT BOLTS ARE TIGHTENED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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