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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A18CE

Bellanca Inc.

Current Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 9 12/30/1988 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (3)

Applicable airworthiness directives (25)

ADs joined from the FAA Federal Register by (Bellanca Inc. × model). Click any AD to see the full Federal Register record. Mandatory; flying out of compliance grounds the airplane.

  • 2020-17902 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-08-17
  • 2020-16592 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-07-31
  • 2019-00104 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc., Evolution Flight Display Units 2019-01-23
  • 2014-23559 Airworthiness Directives; Alexandria Aircraft LLC Airplanes 2014-10-07
  • 2014-15525 Airworthiness Directives; Alexandria Aircraft LLC Airplanes 2014-07-02
  • E9-18220 Airworthiness Directives; Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating Engines With Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP) Cylinder Assemblies Installed 2009-08-05
  • E8-7711 Airworthiness Directives; Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Engines with Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP) Cylinder Assemblies Installed 2008-04-11
  • E8-3899 Airworthiness Directives; Alexandria Aircraft, LLC Models 17-30, 17-31, 17-30A, 17-31A, and 17-31ATC Airplanes 2008-03-04
  • E7-17289 Airworthiness Directives; Alexandria Aircraft, LLC (Type Certificate No. 1A3 and A18CE Formerly Held by Bellanca, Inc.) Models 17-30, 17-31, 17-30A, 17-31A, and 17-31ATC Airplanes 2007-08-31
  • E7-5915 Airworthiness Directives; Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP), Cylinder Assemblies Part Numbers Series: SA47000L, SA47000S, SA52000, SA55000, SL32000W, SL32000WH, SL32006W, SL36000TW, SL36000W, and SL36006W 2007-04-02
  • E7-2985 Airworthiness Directives; Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP), Cast Cylinder Assemblies Part Numbers Series: SA47000L, SA47000S, SA52000, SA55000, SL32000W, SL32000WH, SL32006W, SL36000TW, SL36000W, and SL36006W 2007-02-23
  • 05-23430 Airworthiness Directives; McCauley Propeller Systems Propeller Assemblies Models 2D34C53/74E-X; D2A34C58/90AT-X; 3AF32C87/82NC-X; D3AF32C87/82NC-X; D3A32C88/82NC-X; D3A32C90/82NC-X; and 3AF34C92/90LF-X. 2005-11-30
  • 05-10864 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Models SVS I and SVS IA Standby Vacuum Systems 2005-06-07
  • 05-4239 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Models SVS I and SVS IA Standby Vacuum Systems 2005-03-04
  • 05-832 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 33, GTX 33D, GTX 330, and GTX 330D Mode S Transponders 2005-01-19
  • 04-22586 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 33, GTX 33D, GTX 330, and GTX 330D Mode S Transponders 2004-10-07
  • 04-11438 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 330 Mode S Transponders and GTX 330D Diversity Mode S Transponders 2004-05-21
  • 03-31978 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 330 Mode S Transponders and GTX 330D Diversity Mode S Transponders 2003-12-30
  • 99-30519 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III Standby Vacuum Systems 1999-11-30
  • 99-28416 Airworthiness Directives; Bob Fields Aerocessories Inflatable Door Seals 1999-10-29
  • 99-16911 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III Standby Vacuum Systems 1999-07-07
  • 98-27605 Airworthiness Directives; Bob Fields Aerocessories Inflatable Door Seals 1998-10-15
  • 97-33142 Airworthiness Directives; Teledyne Continental Motors IO-360, TSIO-360, LTSIO-360, IO-520, LIO-520, TSIO-520, LTSIO-520 Series, and Rolls-Royce plc IO-360 and TSIO-360 Series Reciprocating Engines 1997-12-19
  • 96-22247 Airworthiness Directives; Bellanca, Incorporated Models 17-30, 17-30A, 17-31, 17-31A, 17-31TC, and 17-31ATC Airplanes 1996-09-04
  • 95-20991 Airworthiness Directives; Teledyne Continental Motors IO-360, TSIO-360, LTSIO-360, IO-520, and TSIO-520 Series Reciprocating Engines 1995-08-24

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (1)

Advisory bulletins on these airframes. Not mandatory like ADs — but operators tracking AD compliance often miss the SAIB on the same component.

  • 2025-07 Reciprocating Engine Supercharger

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Former holders

  • Bellanca, Inc.

Fleet view · 538 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

4

n=538

Horsepower

285

285–310

Cruise (kts)

142

142–169

Year of mfr

1974

1966–2000

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES 375
  • LYCOMING TI0-540 SER 107
  • LYCOMING IO-540 SER 24
  • CONT MOTOR IO-520-K 8
  • CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES 6
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 1
  • LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES 1
  • LYCOMING IO-540-K1E5 1

NTSB events

74

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

75

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.14 events / tail · 0.14 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.