# Accident 20150912015679A: Aero L-39 ALBATROS, Oneida, TN, September 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2015, 16:30 local time
- Place: Oneida, TN
- Airport: Scott County Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4492° N, 84.6294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4492&lon=-84.6294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139RT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139RT-2019-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero L-39 ALBATROS (registry code 056185D, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-l-39-albatros) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO L-39 ALBATROS
- Reported engine: IVCHENKO AI-25L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150912015679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED THE AERODROME AND WAS REPOSITIONING FOR A NON AEROBATIC FLY-BY WHEN THE ENGINE FAILURE AND THE SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## 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 ERA15FA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA353), Sep 12, 2015: Aero Vodochody L39 (N139RT), Oneida, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control following a partial loss of engine power during initial climb. The reason for the partial loss of engine power could not be determined due to…

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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