Single-engine piston

N179TW

1979 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
79-30957
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Sky Aviation Investments LLC (LLC)
Based
Coconut Creek, FL
Registration record

N179TW on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING
Serial
79-30957
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Blue Sky Aviation Investments LLC
Coconut Creek, FL
Certificate issued
2016-03-07
Airworthiness date
1979-07-27
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A13C5A
Mode S (octal)
50236132
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
550 nm
Cruise (type)
163 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-03-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N179TW.
  • 1979-07-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N179TW

N179TW is a 1979 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING, serial number 79-30957. The FAA register lists Blue Sky Aviation Investments LLC as the registrant in Coconut Creek, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 7, 2016 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO 520 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 163 knots and a range of about 550 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 27, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N179TW.

Cruise
163 kt
Range
550 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,420 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,340 ft
Fuel burn
16 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N179TW.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.