# Incident 20230607007749I: Aero Vodochody L-39, Phoenix, AZ, June 7, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2023, 12:50 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Deer Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX DEER VALLEY (DVT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Vodochody L-39 (registry code 05603SJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l-39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ivchenko AI-25TL (registry code 34703, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-ai-25tl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO VODOCHODY L-39
- Reported engine: IVCHENKO AI-25TL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 41,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230607007749I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS DEPARTING PHOENIX - DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (KDVT) ON RUNWAY 25L. AS THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED FROM THE RUNWAY THE COCKPIT CANOPY SWUNG OPEN AND BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRMAN REQUESTED TO RETURN FOR LANDING WITH ATC. HE COMPLETED ONE CIRCUIT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDED SAFELY. THE AIRMAN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE HANGAR UNDER IT'S OWN POWER.

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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