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1976 American Champion 17-31A Super VikingSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Kenosha, WI, USA

This is a 1976 Bellanca 17-31A Super Viking, registration N9781E, offered at $105,000. The airframe has 2,720 total hours, and the Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 (300 HP) was overhauled by Blueprint Engines at 2,132 hours, with 588 hours since major overhaul. The seller states absolutely no damage history (NDH) and notes the aircraft has been flown with tender loving care, making it well past TBO. It has been under the same owner since 1982 and hangared at KENW since 1986. The aircraft was completely re-covered and repainted by Weber Aero in 1986, with the interior completed in 1995. Annual inspections are performed at Weber Aero in KAXN, and the next...

Year
1976
Make
American Champion
Series
Viking / Super Viking / Turbo Super Viking
Model
17-31A Super Viking
Tail #
N9781E
Serial #
Not Listed

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Recreational
Flight Rules
IFR
Useful Load
1,026 lbs
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
2,720 hrs
Engine 1 Time
588 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
2,720 hrs
Logbook Status
Full logbooks (paper and digital)
Inspection Status
Annual due 9/30/2026, IFR checks due 6/2027

Avionics

GPS

Avidyne IFD-550 - RNAV and Mid Continent MD200-606 CDI for GPS redundancy

Comms

PS Engineering PAR200B - PS with

AP

Aspen 1000 Pro Max - with EA100 IIB interface, II autopilot (disconnected)

Audio

PS Engineering PAR200B - PS with Trig radio

Weather

Ryan WX-1000 - Stormscope

ADS-B In

Lynx NGT-9000+

ADSB

Lynx NGT-9000+

PFD

Aspen 1000 Pro Max - with EA100 Century IIB interface

MFD

JPI EDM-930

EMS

JPI EDM-930

Additional Equipment

Altitude Encoder

Trans-Cal SSD120-35C-RS232 - encoder

Standby Instrument

RC Allen Mini6 - RC for Aspen redundancy

Fuel Totalizer

Shadin Miniflo - fuel totalizer (JPI redundancy)

ELT

ACK 406 MHz - ACK ELT

Backup Battery

TCW - TCW backup battery

USB Charger

Garmin GSB-15 - Two USB charging units

Engine Separator

Walker AirSep - Updated engine

Ignition

Surefly - electronic ignition

Voltage Regulator

Zeftronics R15V0N - Voltage Regulator

Lighting

WAT Prometheus Gen3 - WAT taxi landing lights

Door Seal

Manual inflatable door seal

Carbon Monoxide Detector

Sensorcon AV8 Inspector Pro - aviation carbon monoxide monitor

Cabin Heater

Tanis - cabin heater extension

Harnesses

3-point front seat harnesses (needs 337 approval)

Battery

Concorde RG-35AXC - Backup battery (2022)

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year
1995
Paint Year
1986
Interior Notes
Replaced original master switch with separate LED rocker master and alternator switches, new NuLite LED panel lighting, new MaxDim DL Dimmer Control Unit, post lights replaced with LEDs, installed pullable gear motor breaker, replaced keyed ignition switch with Electroair vertical push-button and hidden kill switches
Exterior Notes
Completely re-covered and repainted by Weber Aero in 1986, fabric in good condition with some paint hangar rash (accounted for in VREF appraisal)

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Lycoming
Engine Model
IO-540-K1A5
Engine Power
300 HP
Propeller Model
Hartzell 3-blade CS

Asking Price

$105,000

Aircraft Location

Kenosha, WI, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Jul 4, 2026: $105,000 - trade-a-plane

Contact Seller

First Seen: Jul 4, 2026

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