# N3159Y: 1965 Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerovodochody-l-29-delfin) (registry code 0564310, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Motorlet M-701C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/motorlet-m-701c) (registry code 46000)
- Serial number: 1238
- Year built: 1965
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 2011
- Certificate issued: April 30, 2023
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A35D0E
- Registered owner: [Fantasy Fighters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FANTASY%20FIGHTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Fe, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Santa%20Fe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6218° N, 106.1087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87507, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3159Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3159Y

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 (Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Motorlet M-701C)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3159Y.

## NTSB investigations on N3159Y not matched to an aircraft (2)

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 SEA84FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA201), Aug 18, 1984: Cessna 182E (N3159Y), Prineville, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB DEN66F0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0040), Jul 17, 1965: Cessna 182 (N3159Y), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 19960615018099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960615018099I), Jun 15, 1996: Aerovd L29 (N3159Y), Porterville, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on June 15, 1996, at about 1130 PDT, a delfin L-29, N3159Y flown by a private pilot/owner departed the runway to the left while trying to land at…

## Reports on N3159Y not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3159Y, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19840818041189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840818041189A), Aug 18, 1984: Cessna 182E (N3159Y), Prineville, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine threw a rod. Pilot misjudged forced landing striking trees. Rod cap bolt for number 5 piston had failed.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N3159Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3159Y before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3159Y-undated): Cessna 182E, S/N 18254159. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerovodochody-l-29-delfin/aircraft.md
- The Motorlet M-701C engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/motorlet-m-701c.md

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