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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N39857

N39857 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bellanca 17-30A built in 1972. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 30, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Bellanca 17-30A cancelled April 30, 2015

Serial number
73-30498
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1972
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 19, 1978
Last FAA action
March 30, 1985
Last owner
Melehan Robert J (Individual)
Newark, DE
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N39857

NYC88LA002Accident on October 6, 1987 at Newport, VT: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 17-30A · serial 73-30498

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