# Accident 20070316004579A: Aerovd L39C, Titusville, FL, March 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2007, 14:43 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5167° N, 80.8000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5167&lon=-80.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63925, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63925-2017-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Vodochody L39C (registry code 05620RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ivchenko AL-25SERIES (registry code 34702, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-al-25series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROVD L39C
- Reported engine: ZMDB AI25TL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070316004579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1443 EDT, N63925, A SINGLE-ENGINE AERO VODOCHODY L-39C TACTICAL JET TRAINER BUILT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, CRASHED DURING AIRSHOW MANEUVERING AT SPACE COAST REGIONAL AIRPORT, TITUSVILLE, FL. THE PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . A SCATTERED CLOUD LAYER WAS RECORDED AT 3000 FEET AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE IMPACT SITE WAS WITHIN THE APPROVED AIRSHOW MANEUVERING BOX.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA07FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07FA060), Mar 16, 2007: Aero Vodochody Aero. Works L-39C (N63925), Titusville, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure sufficient altitude while maneuvering in close proximity to the ground during an airshow, which resulted in an impact with terrain.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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