Bellanca 17-30A — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 21, 2026
There are 753 Bellanca 17-30A airframes on record (built 1937–2000), 400 currently registered. 45 have one or more NTSB accident records (45 records total, 9 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 21, 2026.
Recent Bellanca 17-30A accidents
The pilot’s improper judgement to relinquish his pilot responsibilities to the passenger with the engine operating, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and impact with a parked vehicle.
Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the oil filter adapter when replacing the oil filter adapter gasket which resulted in the filter becoming loose, resulting in the loss of engine oil, and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s failure to properly secure a fuel supply line.
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with a crosswind.
Fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power due to an obstructed fuel vapor return path. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin, which likely increased the severity of the ground impact.