# N138EM: 1978 Aero Vodochody L39C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Vodochody L39C](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (registry code 05620RN, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Ivchenko AI-25TL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-ai-25tl) (registry code 34703)
- Serial number: PA 831106
- Year built: 1978
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 2017
- Certificate issued: November 3, 2010
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A09959
- Registered owner: [Jdi Holdings LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JDI%20HOLDINGS%20LLC)
- Location: [Belgrade, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Belgrade)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 45.9725° N, 111.1347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59714, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138EM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138EM

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Aero Vodochody L39C)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Ivchenko AI-25TL)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N138EM.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20240512006001I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240512006001I), May 12, 2024: Aero Vodochody L39C (N138EM), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. There were 4 aircraft in a diamond formation, performing a non-aerobatic maneuver called the “banana pass” at the fort Lauderdale 2024 airshow. They were…
- [Incident 20120323008349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120323008349I), Mar 23, 2012: Aero Vodochody L39C (N138EM), Punta Gorda, FL, Minor damage. After the black diamond jet team performance, [privacy data omitted] landed with the gear in the retracted postion.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Aero Vodochody L39C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c/aircraft.md
- The Ivchenko AI-25TL engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-ai-25tl.md

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