# NTSB WPR27FA034: Aero Vodochody L39C, N339NA, Mayfield, KY, November 8, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Investigation open
- Date: November 8, 2026, 14:05 local (20:05 UTC)
- Place: Mayfield, KY
- Location: 36.7375° N, 88.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mayfield, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7375&lon=-88.6445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR27FA034
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204141/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27FA034

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270) (defining event); cases with it: [Aero Vodochody L39C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md?model=05620RN), [All aircraft, 347 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N339NA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N339NA), registered now, S/N 332514, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO VODOCHODY L39C
- Registry model: [Aero Vodochody L39C](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (registry code 05620RN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 5 knots

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.

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