# N97869: 1968 Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN, registration cancelled 2011-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerovodochody-l-29-delfin) (registry code 0564310)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 2847
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 6, 1994
- Certificate issued: September 15, 2003
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: ADA4A9
- Owners when cancelled: [Zweigle David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZWEIGLE%20DAVID%20L), [Blackburn Russell A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACKBURN%20RUSSELL%20A), [Wiedekamp Steven R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIEDEKAMP%20STEVEN%20R)
- Location: [Tehachapi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tehachapi)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0995° N, 118.5182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93561, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97869
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97869
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97869-2011-09-19

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 Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerovodochody-l-29-delfin.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 WPR09LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA325), Jul 4, 2009: Aero Vodochody L-29 (N97869), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while performing a low altitude maneuver.

## 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 20090704021669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090704021669A), Jul 4, 2009: Aerovd L29 (N97869), Tehachapi, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On July 4, 2009, at approximately 1330 PDT, an aero vodochody L-29, N97869, impacted the ground on old town road in Tehachapi, California. Both occupants of…

## Other aircraft with N97869

- [Cancelled 1957-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97869-1957-06-25): Stinson 108-1, S/N 108-869. Owner: [Straumfjord Jon V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRAUMFJORD%20JON%20V), [Astoria, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Astoria)

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