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    Airframe Family: Aero L-39 Albatros
    Latest Model:L-39C Albatros
    Construction Number:332748
    Last Civil Registration:N139CG
    Compressed ID:Aero L-39C cn 332748 cr N139CG
    Latest Owner or Location:Craig Enterprises Llc, Salt Lake City, UT

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-39C.

    1983

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily.

    June 1998

    To Christos I. Grigoriou, Glastonbury, CT with new c/r N139CG.

    May 2000

    To Glastonbury Aviation, Glastonbury, CT keeping c/r N139CG.

    16 December 2000

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Hiilton Head Airport (HXD) Hilton Head Isl, SC, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot stated that he had been flying for about 20 minutes and became concerned that fog may be moving into the airport area so he returned for a landing. During landing the pilot said he did not extend the landing gear on the downwind leg as he normally did and he realized he had not done so late, just prior to landing...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    6 April 2001


    Photographer: Norm Jukes
    Notes: Photographed at Sun n Fun at Lakeland, FL.

    17 September 2009

    To Glastonburg Aviation II Llc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N139CG.

    Based at Hilton Head Airport, Hilton Head Island, SC.
    View the Location Dossier

    January 2015

    To Craig Enterprises Llc, Salt Lake City, UT keeping c/r N139CG.

    8 June 2018

    Civil registration cancelled.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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    National Transportation Safety Board
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     Thorsten Ruchel
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