N554RC V

This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N554RC is a 1973 Aero Vodochody L-39 (serial 330208), registered to Forgotten Heroes Foundation (corporation) in Chesapeake, VA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires May 2027; the airworthiness certificate dates from August 1999 (27 years ago). It carries a Ivchenko AL-25SERIES engine rated at 330 hp, the engine on 24% of registered Aero Vodochody L-39s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A70FC1. It is one of 63 Aero Vodochody L-39 aircraft on the FAA registry. Forgotten Heroes Foundation holds 5 aircraft on the registry.

Registered owner

Forgotten Heroes Foundation

Owner type

Corporation

Based in

Chesapeake, VA

Serial number

330208

Year built

1973 · 53 yrs old

Airworthiness class

43

FAA status

V

Mode-S / ICAO24

A70FC1 · 51607701 octal

Certificate issued

May 4, 2020

Airworthiness date

Aug 9, 1999

Last FAA activity

Jan 22, 2023

Registration expires

May 31, 2027

FAA region

1

Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.

Engine on this aircraft

Engine

Ivchenko AL-25SERIES

Engine type

Turbo-fan

Rated power

330 hp

Power per seat

165 hp

FAA engine code

34702

15 of the 63 registered Aero Vodochody L-39 carry this engine (24%), across 8 engine variants on the type.

Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.

Community facts about N554RC

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