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
1975
Serial number
76-30798
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
AD4AAF
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
2024 – nowIndividual ownerGraford, TX · 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
Nov 2, 2002 · Pell City, AL
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control following landing touchdown, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with a ditch off the left side of the runway.
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.
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE REAR STEERING COLLAR ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND BROKEN, WHICH ALLOWED NOSE WHEEL TO PIVOT FREELY. THE NOSE WHEEL PREPARED TO HAVE TURNED 90 DEGREES FROM ITS CENTER POSITION WHICH, IN TURN, ALLOWED THE NOSE GEAR TO OVERCENTER AND RETRACT.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.