# N90688: 1974 Aero Vodochody L39C, registration cancelled 2013-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2013
- 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: 430424
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 2001
- Certificate issued: October 21, 2008
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: AC8907
- Owners when cancelled: [Vernon Carl B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERNON%20CARL%20B), [Colombo Brian](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLOMBO%20BRIAN)
- Location: [Lago Vista, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lago%20Vista)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4502° N, 97.9715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78645, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90688
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90688
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90688-2013-05-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC02LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA038), Oct 30, 2001: Aero Vodochody Aero. Works L-39C (N90688), Wilmington, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A ruptured oil line, which resulted in oil spraying onto the APU exhaust and a subsequent fire.

## 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 20011030036829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011030036829A), Oct 30, 2001: Aerovd L39C (N90688), Wilmington, DE, No damage. (-23) The following is a brief description of the events of this accident: from eastern region operations center cruz/roo as reported by ilgt/olsen "at 1635E,…

## Other aircraft with N90688

- [Cancelled 1981-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90688-1981-10-15): Douglas DC-6B, S/N 44688. Owner: [Zantop Intl Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZANTOP%20INTL%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- [Cancelled 1964-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90688-1964-06-22): Commonwealth 185, S/N 1783. Owner: [Cummins W K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUMMINS%20W%20K), [Dallas, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Dallas)

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