Single-engine piston

N77973

1973 Bellanca 17-31A Super VIKING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
73 32122
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-K1E5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rentme LLC (LLC)
Based
Muskegon, MI
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Registration record

N77973 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bellanca 17-31A Super VIKING
Serial
73 32122
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-K1E5
Registered owner
Rentme LLC
Muskegon, MI
Certificate issued
2022-04-06
Airworthiness date
2022-08-10
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8DDF
Mode S (octal)
52506737
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
426 nm
Cruise (type)
165 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2022-04-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N77973 to the current registrant.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
  • 1956-03-16
    N77973 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 3700); cancelled.
Overview

About N77973

N77973 is a 1973 Bellanca 17-31A Super VIKING, serial number 73 32122. The FAA register lists Rentme LLC as the registrant in Muskegon, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 6, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-K1E5 engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 165 knots and a range of about 426 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 10, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N77973.

Cruise
165 kt
Range
426 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,420 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,340 ft
Fuel burn
18 gph

Published figures for the Bellanca 17-31A Super VIKING type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N77973.

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.