# N39AY: 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: December 4, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39AY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39AY

## Aircraft that carried N39AY

- [Cancelled 2018-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39AY-2018-12-04): Aero Vodochody L-39, S/N 332703, built 1993. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jettran LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JETTRAN%20LLC), [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)

## NTSB investigations on N39AY (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 WPR16FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA035), Dec 6, 2015: Aero Vodochody L 39C (N39AY), Apple Valley, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power on takeoff, which resulted from a sudden over-temperature condition due to an improperly adjusted fuel control unit and the deteriorated condition of the fuel nozzles.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N39AY (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 20151206022519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151206022519A), Dec 6, 2015: Aero Vodochody L-39 (N39AY), Apple Valley, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The L-39C aircraft departed runway 18 at Apple Valley Airport. During takeoff climb out, multiple witnesses reported hearing popping noises as well as seeing…

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