# N139AJ: 1974 Aero Vodochody L-39, registration cancelled 2019-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aero Vodochody L-39](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l-39) (registry code 05603SJ)
- Engine: [Ivchenko AL-25SERIES](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-al-25series) (registry code 34702)
- Serial number: 330214
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 2007
- Certificate issued: August 29, 2016
- Last registry action: August 29, 2016
- Mode S code: A09CA9
- Owner when cancelled: [Warbirds LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARBIRDS%20LLC)
- Location: [Norfolk, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Norfolk)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8524° N, 76.2915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23510, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139AJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=139AJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139AJ-2019-11-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aero Vodochody L-39: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l-39.md

## 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 ERA16LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA322), Sep 23, 2016: Aero Vodochody L 39 (N139AJ), Norfolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An uncommanded flap retraction for reasons that could not be determined, as a postaccident examination of the flap system did not reveal evidence of any preaccident anomalies.

## 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.

- [Accident 20160923016029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160923016029A), Sep 23, 2016: Aero Vodochody L-39 (N139AJ), Chesapeake, VA, Substantial damage. On short final the pilot experienced uncommanded flap retraction, went from flaps full down to full up. Pilot increased approach speed from 90 to 115 to arrest…

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