# N399AP: 1979 Aero Vodochody L-39

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Vodochody L-39](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l-39) (registry code 05603SJ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 530438
- Year built: 1979
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: April 11, 2008
- Certificate issued: July 19, 2023
- Expires: July 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A4A446
- Registered owner: [Taylor Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20AERO%20LLC)
- Location: [Lewes, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Lewes)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7287° N, 75.1685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19958, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=399AP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N399AP

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 L-39)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N399AP.

## 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 20090718014299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090718014299I), Jul 18, 2009: Gulstm G1159A (N399AP), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. (-23) On 07/18/2009 at 0947 hrs. Aircraft N399AP, Gulfstream g-iii, model GA-1159A, during takeoff at mccarran airport on runway 7L experienced a #4 main tire…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N399AP not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N399AP, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 2009FA0000760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2009FA0000760), Jul 18, 2009: TIRE. FAILED. ON TAKEOFF AT 1622Z, ACFT BLEW NR 4 RT OTBD TIRE. UPON RETURN LANDING BACK AT DEPATURE, THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE WAS FOUND: RT INBD FLAP, RT LWR COWL, RT ENG T/R, A

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Aero Vodochody L-39 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l-39/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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