Single-engine piston

N39868

1973 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
73-30533
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Horizon Adventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Alamogordo, NM
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Registration record

N39868 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING
Serial
73-30533
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Horizon Adventures LLC
Alamogordo, NM
Certificate issued
2025-08-06
Airworthiness date
1973-02-07
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4A3CC
Mode S (octal)
51121714
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

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N39868.
  • 1989-04-24
    Accident at Watertown, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-02-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N39868

N39868 is a 1973 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING, serial number 73-30533. The FAA register lists Horizon Adventures LLC as the registrant in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

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 7, 1973.

N39868 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

1989-04-24 Accident · Watertown, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI89LA075
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 17-30A
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF BRAKES AND THROTTLE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PARKED AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS NEARBY.

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.