N79BF is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bellanca 17-31ATC built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 6, 2012. The last status on file was "third notice for re-registration or renewal".
Bellanca 17-31ATC cancelled June 6, 2012
- Serial number
- 78-31152
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Third notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- July 29, 1999
- Last FAA action
- August 19, 2008
- Last owner
- Bellanca INC (Corporation)
Dallesport, WA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N79BF
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 17-31ATC · serial 78-31152
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.
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