Single-engine piston

N623AM

1979 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
79-30928
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
El Paso, TX
Registration record

N623AM on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING
Serial
79-30928
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
El Paso, TX
Certificate issued
2017-01-03
Airworthiness date
2001-07-10
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8216E
Mode S (octal)
52020556
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

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-01-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N623AM to the current registrant.
  • 2011-04-26
    N623AM previously assigned to a Homebuilt Murphy SR3500 Moose (s/n SR123); cancelled.
  • 2001-07-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N623AM

N623AM is a 1979 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING, serial number 79-30928. It is registered to an individual in El Paso, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 3, 2017 and expires on January 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 July 10, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N623AM. 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

Published figures for the Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-06-15 Accident · Roche Harbor, WA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · SEA07CA159
Reported aircraft: Nelson Murphy SR3500 Moose — a different aircraft that carried the N623AM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The jamming of the left brake during landing. A factor was the kit manufacturer's design of the brake system.

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.