Single-engine piston

N28061

1978 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
78-30864
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jug Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Detroit, MI
Registration record

N28061 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING
Serial
78-30864
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Jug Aviation Inc
Detroit, MI
Certificate issued
1998-01-26
Airworthiness date
1979-02-23
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2D13F
Mode S (octal)
50550477
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

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-01-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N28061 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-02-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
  • 1948-07-28
    N28061 previously assigned to a Piper J3F-60 (s/n 4556); cancelled.
Overview

About N28061

N28061 is a 1978 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING, serial number 78-30864. The FAA register lists Jug Aviation Inc as the registrant in Detroit, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 26, 1998 and expires on September 30, 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 February 23, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N28061.

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 N28061.

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.