# N2399V: 1980 Aero Vodochody L39C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Vodochody L39C](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (registry code 05620RN, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Ivchenko AL-25SERIES](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-al-25series) (registry code 34702)
- Serial number: 031633
- Year built: 1980
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 19, 2006
- Certificate issued: September 21, 2021
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A22D96
- Registered owner: [Gaunlet Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAUNLET%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Huntington Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Beach)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7202° N, 118.0454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92649, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2399V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2399V

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 AL-25SERIES)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR13LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA270), Jun 14, 2013: Aero Vodochody L39C (N2399V), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The other pilot’s failure to see and avoid the airplane during an air race training session, which resulted in a midair collision.

## NTSB investigations on N2399V not matched to an aircraft (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 OAK70D0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0125), Apr 24, 1969: Cessna 140 (N2399V), Davis, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20130613012852A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130613012852A), Jun 13, 2013: Aero Vodochody L39C (N2399V), Reno, NV, Minor damage. 6-13-2013 Approximately 1705 PDT; during the afternoon pylon racing school practice sortie, race 99 N2399V (rookie) and race 777 N8124N (experienced) racer…
- [Incident 20090403005159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090403005159I), Apr 3, 2009: Aerovd L39C (N2399V), Houma, LA, No damage. (-23) During flight, airman master caution light began blinking for a hydraulic system failure, and then stayed on steadily with the gauge indicating 0 PSI.…
- [Incident 20040128004959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040128004959I), Jan 28, 2004: Aerovd L39C (N2399V), Atlanta, GA. (-23) Mr. Shawn raker the pilot of N2399V stated that the brakes on his aircraft gave out after he landed on runway 2R at Peachtree-Dekalb airport. He departed…

## 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 AL-25SERIES engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-al-25series.md

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