Single-engine piston

N234DD

1973 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
73-30528
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Grand Prairie, TX
Registration record

N234DD on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING
Serial
73-30528
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Grand Prairie, TX
Certificate issued
2023-06-06
Airworthiness date
1973-01-17
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A217AB
Mode S (octal)
50413653
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

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N234DD to the current registrant.
  • 2007-05-19
    N234DD previously assigned to a Beechcraft A24R Sierra 200 (s/n MC-129); cancelled.
  • 1973-01-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N234DD

N234DD is a 1973 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING, serial number 73-30528. It is registered to an individual in Grand Prairie, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 6, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

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 January 17, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N234DD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2004-02-08 Accident · Mena, AR Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW04LA071
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft BE-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N234DD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance during the forced landing which resulted in a collision with trees and transmission wires.

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.