# N554RC: 1973 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: [Ivchenko AL-25SERIES](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-al-25series) (registry code 34702)
- Serial number: 330208
- Year built: 1973
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1999
- Certificate issued: May 4, 2020
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A70FC1
- Registered owner: [Forgotten Heroes Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORGOTTEN%20HEROES%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Chesapeake, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Chesapeake)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8004° N, 76.4212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23321, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=554RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N554RC

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 (Ivchenko AL-25SERIES)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N554RC.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N554RC.

## 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 N554RC

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N554RC before.

- [Cancelled 2011-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N554RC-2011-06-30): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S8057, built 1998. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## Related

- Other Aero Vodochody L-39 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l-39/aircraft.md
- The Ivchenko AL-25SERIES engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-al-25series.md

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