# N139DK: 1989 Aero Vodochody L39C, registration cancelled 2015-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aero Vodochody L39C](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (registry code 05620RN)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 934874
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 8, 2006
- Certificate issued: February 2, 2006
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A09CF5
- Owner when cancelled: [Morehouse Bradley D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOREHOUSE%20BRADLEY%20D)
- Location: [Afton, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Afton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7259° N, 110.8492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83110, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139DK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=139DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139DK-2015-05-20

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 L39C: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c.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 SEA07FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA263), Sep 13, 2007: Aero Vodochody L-39C (N139DK), Reno, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with wake turbulence while maneuvering over a race course. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude at which the encounter occurred.

## 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 20070913021399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070913021399A), Sep 13, 2007: Aerovd L39C (N139DK), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) During an air race, the accident aircraft attempted to pass another aircraft by descending behind, and inside, and appeared to enter wake turbulence…

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