Single-engine piston

N9643E

1977 Bellanca 17-31A Super VIKING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
77-32-169
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
El Gato Grande Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Philadelphia, PA
Registration record

N9643E on the FAA register

Type
1977 Bellanca 17-31A Super VIKING
Serial
77-32-169
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
El Gato Grande Aviation LLC
Philadelphia, PA
Certificate issued
2023-05-10
Airworthiness date
1977-08-25
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD6DC8
Mode S (octal)
53266710
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

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N9643E to the current registrant.
  • 1977-08-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1951-04-11
    N9643E previously assigned to a Aeronca 11AC Chief (s/n 11AC-1287); cancelled.
Overview

About N9643E

N9643E is a 1977 Bellanca 17-31A Super VIKING, serial number 77-32-169. The FAA register lists El Gato Grande Aviation LLC as the registrant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 10, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series 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 25, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9643E.

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 N9643E.

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.