Bellanca 17-31ATC — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 23, 2026
There are 147 Bellanca 17-31ATC airframes on record (built 1966–1979), 71 currently registered. 5 have one or more NTSB accident records (5 records total, 2 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 23, 2026.
Recent Bellanca 17-31ATC accidents
Maintenance personnel’s improper installation of an engine-driven vacuum pump, which resulted in oil starvation to the engine and a subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the A&P IA’s lack of supervision.
The pilot's impairment, due to his use of a combination of psychoactive drugs and a vision deficiency in his left eye, which resulted in a failure to maintain adequate altitude during final approach to landing and subsequent collision with power lines.
The failure of the right main landing gear extension spring to maintain adequate pressure, which allowed the landing gear to collapse during the landing roll.
The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to conduct a visual flight rules flight over mountainous terrain into a region covered by clouds, which likely resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control.
The retraction of the left main landing gear due to the failure of the extension and retraction actuator arm attach bolt. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to discover the extensive elongation of the actuator attach fitting bolt hole during past annual inspections.