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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N33317

N33317 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bellanca 17-31ATC built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 18, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Bellanca 17-31ATC cancelled July 18, 2013

Serial number
73-31069
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1973
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 8, 1990
Last FAA action
October 6, 1997
Last owner
Thunderbird Air INC (Corporation)
Incline Village, NV
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N33317

LAX93FA004Accident on October 3, 1992 at Elko, NV: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 17-31ATC · serial 73-31069

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEIFING AND THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO FORECAST ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PREVAILING ICING, CLOUDS, AND RAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site