# N139RH: 1983 Aero Vodochody L-39, registration cancelled 2004-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aero Vodochody L-39](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l-39) (registry code 05603SJ)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 332627
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 2000
- Certificate issued: December 4, 2000
- Last registry action: December 16, 2003
- Mode S code: A09E1F
- Owner when cancelled: [Redstar Air Shows Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REDSTAR%20AIR%20SHOWS%20INC)
- Location: [Discovery Bay, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Discovery%20Bay)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8270° N, 121.6297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94514, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139RH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=139RH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139RH-2004-01-21

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 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 LAX03LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA173), May 31, 2003: Aero Vodochody L-39 (N139RH), Tracy, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance while performing low level aerobatics.

## 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 20030530010449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030530010449A), May 30, 2003: Aerovd L39 (N139RH), New Jerusalem, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) PIC departed byron airport, California at approximately 1845 local on may 30, 2003. Purpose of flight was to practice flight maneuvers at the aerobatic…

## Other aircraft with N139RH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139RH): Aero Vodochody L-39, S/N 433129, built 1984

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