Single-engine piston

N9678E

1978 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
78-30891
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kilo Row LLC (LLC)
Based
Rochester Hills, MI
Registration record

N9678E on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING
Serial
78-30891
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Kilo Row LLC
Rochester Hills, MI
Certificate issued
2017-10-23
Airworthiness date
1978-07-25
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD799C
Mode S (octal)
53274634
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

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-10-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N9678E to the current registrant.
  • 1978-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1952-07-25
    N9678E previously assigned to a Aeronca 11AC Chief (s/n 11AC-1321); cancelled.
Overview

About N9678E

N9678E is a 1978 Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING, serial number 78-30891. The FAA register lists Kilo Row LLC as the registrant in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 23, 2017 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 25, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9678E.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9678E.

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.