Aircraft record

N901NL1980 Aero Vodochody L39C

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 3, 2002.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Feb 2001)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Lafayette, LA; owner city / state
Engine: AL-25SERIES · 330 hp; Ivchenko
Owners: 1; since 1999
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 2001
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026

Last registered owner: Northern Lights Aerobatics USA INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Lafayette, LA
Certificate issued: Apr 5, 1999
Canceled: Dec 3, 2002
Airworthiness: Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date: Sep 29, 2000

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Aero Vodochody
Model: L39C
Year: 1980
Serial number: 031804
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Not Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: AC741A

Engine

Make and model: Ivchenko Al-25series
Type: Turbo-fan
Power: 330 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1999 – 2002Northern Lights Aerobatics USA INCLafayette, LA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Feb 10, 2001 · Pecan Island, LA

the pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain while performing low level aerobatics. A factor was fatigue.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: FTW01FA063

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW01FA063)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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