Single-engine piston

N5683U

Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING / 17-30 Super VIKING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
73-30500
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wharton, TX
Registration record

N5683U on the FAA register

Type
Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING / 17-30 Super VIKING
Serial
73-30500
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wharton, TX
Certificate issued
2023-03-17
Airworthiness date
1972-11-08
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A74776
Mode S (octal)
51643566
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

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N5683U to the current registrant.
  • 1990-08-31
    N5683U previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 2826480); cancelled.
  • 1972-11-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N5683U

N5683U is a Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING / 17-30 Super VIKING, serial number 73-30500. It is registered to an individual in Wharton, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 17, 2023 and expires on March 31, 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 November 8, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5683U. 2 earlier records involve 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

Published figures for the Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING / 17-30 Super VIKING type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-08-26 Accident · Hot Springs, AR Damage: Substantial NTSB · MKC87LA167
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 — a different aircraft that carried the N5683U registration before this airframe.
1974-08-03 Accident · Larned,Kans, 16 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2663
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N5683U registration before this airframe.

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.