# N139GS: 1984 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: [Ivchenko AI-25TL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-ai-25tl) (registry code 34703)
- Serial number: 432833
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 13, 2009
- Certificate issued: February 5, 2009
- Last registry action: February 5, 2009
- Mode S code: A09D47
- Owner when cancelled: [Warbird Education Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARBIRD%20EDUCATION%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Frisco, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Frisco)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1213° N, 96.8385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75034, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139GS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=139GS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139GS-2015-05-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 CEN12LA602](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA602), Sep 1, 2012: Aero Vodochody L39C (N139GS), Davenport, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded operation.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20120901021209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120901021209A), Sep 1, 2012: Aero Vodochody L39C (N139GS), Davenport, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. This accident occurred during an airshow at the Davenport, Iowa airport (dvn). The incident occurred during a crossover maneuver where the accident aircraft…
- [Incident 20040724020129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040724020129I), Jul 24, 2004: Aerovd L39C (N139GS), Rockford, IL, Minor damage. (-23) PIC, Mr. Glenn a. smith, was distracted during the approach to landing and failed to extend the landing gear while landing at rfd.

## Other aircraft with N139GS

- [Cancelled 2024-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139GS-2024-02-07): Breda Nardi Hughes NH500MC, S/N 25-0278. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Gulf State Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULF%20STATE%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Tomball, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Tomball)

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