Light jet

N959X

1973 Aero L-29 Delfin

Not current (FAA status 19) No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
395198
Class
Light jet
Engines
Motorlet M-701(SERIES)
Status
Not current (FAA status 19)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Timnath, CO
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Registration record

N959X on the FAA register

Type
1973 Aero L-29 Delfin
Serial
395198
Engines
Motorlet M-701(SERIES)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Timnath, CO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2021-11-15
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
AD5823
Mode S (octal)
53254043
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 19)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2021-11-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2013-07-01
    N959X previously assigned to a Grumman G-164A (s/n 473); cancelled.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N959X

N959X is a 1973 Aero L-29 Delfin, serial number 395198. It is registered to an individual in Timnath, Colorado.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, one Motorlet M-701(SERIES) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated November 15, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N959X. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-08-30 Accident · Gilliam,La, 18 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2196
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N959X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OAD JETTISONED.
1975-10-14 Accident · Holly Bluff,Ms, 24 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3488
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N959X registration before this airframe.
1973-04-20 Accident · Jay,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1210
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N959X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: APRX 70FT AGL ACFT SETTLED.UN CK DSCNT HIT TREES.

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

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.