# Aero Vodochody L-39C

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05640J7
- Manufacturer (registry): AERO VODOCHODY
- Model: L-39C
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Turbo-fan
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 3
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l-39c

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (3)

- [N12GX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12GX): [East 2 West Aero](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAST%202%20WEST%20AERO), [Palm Beach Gardens, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Palm%20Beach%20Gardens), built 1980, S/N 031625
- [N139L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139L): [Grove Karl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROVE%20KARL), [Redlands, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redlands), built 1975, S/N 530523
- [N656DT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N656DT): [Legacy 222 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEGACY%20222%20LLC), [El Cajon, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Cajon), S/N 433149

## NTSB investigations

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## Service difficulty reports (2)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR 2025FA0000832](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2025FA0000832), Jul 21, 2025: ENGINE. FAILED. ENGINE FAILURE IN CLIMB
- [SDR AUS20020929](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AUS20020929), Aug 10, 2002: ENGINE. FAILED. (AUS) APU SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DURING ENGINE START. SUSPECTCAUSED BY FATIGUE FAILURE OF IMPELLER OR FAILURE OF TURBINE BEARING.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Aero Vodochody L39C](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c): 100 registered aircraft, registry code 05620RN

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