# N39AY: 1993 Aero Vodochody L-39, registration cancelled 2018-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 2018
- 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 AI-25TL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-ai-25tl) (registry code 34703)
- Serial number: 332703
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 2010
- Certificate issued: June 4, 2015
- Last registry action: June 4, 2015
- Mode S code: A48087
- Owner when cancelled: [Jettran LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JETTRAN%20LLC)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6988° N, 119.8263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89506, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39AY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39AY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39AY-2018-12-04

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 WPR16FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA035), Dec 6, 2015: Aero Vodochody L 39C (N39AY), Apple Valley, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power on takeoff, which resulted from a sudden over-temperature condition due to an improperly adjusted fuel control unit and the deteriorated condition of the fuel nozzles.

## 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 20151206022519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151206022519A), Dec 6, 2015: Aero Vodochody L-39 (N39AY), Apple Valley, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The L-39C aircraft departed runway 18 at Apple Valley Airport. During takeoff climb out, multiple witnesses reported hearing popping noises as well as seeing…

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