# N39DF: 1979 Aero Vodochody L-39, registration cancelled 2017-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 931320
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 2004
- Certificate issued: April 28, 2004
- Last registry action: April 20, 2010
- Mode S code: A480C1
- Owner when cancelled: [Mach 1 Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACH%201%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Universal City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Universal%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1385° N, 118.3519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91608, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39DF-2017-03-10

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 LAX06FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA124), Feb 26, 2006: Aero Vodochody L39 (N39DF), California City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to maintain terrain clearance during an intentionally performed course reversal turn at low altitude.

## 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 20060226025389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060226025389A), Feb 26, 2006: Aerovd L39 (N39DF), California Cit, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) At approx 7:15 am, on February 26, 2006, the aircraft departed van nuys airport (vny), van nuys, CA. Aircraft flew direct to the mountain range area…

## Other aircraft with N39DF

- [Cancelled 1995-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39DF-1995-02-28): Owen John A DRAGONFLY, S/N 401. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Owen John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OWEN%20JOHN%20A), [Davidson, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Davidson)

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