# N139AJ: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 29, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=139AJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139AJ

## Aircraft that carried N139AJ

- [Cancelled 2019-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139AJ-2019-11-29): Aero Vodochody L-39, S/N 330214, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Warbirds LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARBIRDS%20LLC), [Norfolk, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Norfolk)

## NTSB investigations on N139AJ (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA16LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA322), Sep 23, 2016: Aero Vodochody L 39 (N139AJ), Norfolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An uncommanded flap retraction for reasons that could not be determined, as a postaccident examination of the flap system did not reveal evidence of any preaccident anomalies.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N139AJ (1)

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.

- [Accident 20160923016029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160923016029A), Sep 23, 2016: Aero Vodochody L-39 (N139AJ), Chesapeake, VA, Substantial damage. On short final the pilot experienced uncommanded flap retraction, went from flaps full down to full up. Pilot increased approach speed from 90 to 115 to arrest…

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