Light jet

N139WS

1984 Aero L-39C Albatros

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1984
Serial
432931
Class
Light jet
Engines
Ivchenko AI-25TL
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
National Test Pilot School (Corporation)
Based
Mojave, CA
Registration record

N139WS on the FAA register

Type
1984 Aero L-39C Albatros (FAA: Aero Vodochody L39C)
Serial
432931
Engines
Ivchenko AI-25TL
Registered owner
National Test Pilot School
Mojave, CA
Certificate issued
2015-10-28
Airworthiness date
2025-12-03
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A09EA5
Mode S (octal)
50117245
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2015-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N139WS.
  • 1984
    Manufactured (1984).
Overview

About N139WS

N139WS is a 1984 Aero L-39C Albatros (FAA model L39C), serial number 432931. The FAA register lists National Test Pilot School as the registrant in Mojave, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2015 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, one Ivchenko AI-25TL engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated December 3, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N139WS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N139WS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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