# N16RZ: 1981 Aero Vodochody L39C, registration cancelled 2014-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aero Vodochody L39C](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (registry code 05620RN)
- Engine: [Ivchenko AL-25SERIES](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-al-25series) (registry code 34702)
- Serial number: 132013
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 2010
- Certificate issued: December 3, 2009
- Last registry action: December 3, 2009
- Mode S code: A0F0E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Fighter Town USA LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIGHTER%20TOWN%20USA%20LLC)
- Location: [Greensboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greensboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1154° N, 79.7346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27405, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16RZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16RZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16RZ-2014-10-02

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ERA12FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA149), Jan 21, 2012: Aero Vodochody L39C (N16RZ), Rainbow City, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control in instrument meteorological conditions.

## 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 20120120001119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120120001119A), Jan 20, 2012: Aero Vodochody L39C (N16RZ), Rainbow City, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot received his IFR clearance from birmingham approach and was released for departure. This was a night IMC departure. The weather was 300 overcast and…

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