Aero Vodochody L-39
N136EM is an Aero Vodochody L-39, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with turbofan engines, built in 1984. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Jdi Holdings LLC, an LLC in Belgrade, Montana. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 21, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated March 19, 2014.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Aero Vodochody
- Model
- L-39 · all L-39s and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Aero Vodochody L-39 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 432925
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- TurbofanFAA type of engine code 5 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Ivchenko AI-25TL · 3,792 lb thrust
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1984
- Transponder code
- A091EB (octal 50110753)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- August 21, 2024
- Expires
- August 31, 2031
- Last FAA action
- August 16, 2026
- Airworthiness
- ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · ExhibitionFAA certificate purpose code 3 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · March 19, 2014
- FAA region
- Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00077051
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Jdi Holdings LLC
- Type
- LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 75 Merrick Ln
Belgrade, MT 59714-3677
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N136EM links to the rest of the register
- Aero Vodochody L-39 198 registered
- Aero Vodochody 218 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Ivchenko AI-25TL 78 aircraft with this engine series · 3,792 lb thrust
- Jdi Holdings LLC 17 aircraft in the fleet
- Belgrade, MT 182 aircraft registered in this town
- Montana 6,045 aircraft registered
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The public federal record on N136EM, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Jdi Holdings LLC, an LLC, certificate issued August 21, 2024, expires August 31, 2031. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated March 19, 2014, 30 years after the 1984 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 432925 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N136EM was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Aero Vodochody L39C (serial 432917, cancelled January 27, 2025). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N136EM: Accident on April 10, 2026 at Ennis, MT: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aero Vodochody L-39 · operated under 091
On April 10, 2026, about 1210 mountain daylight time, an Aero Vodochody L39, N136EM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ennis, Montana. The flight instructor sustained minor injuries, and the pilot undergoing instruction was uninjured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight was conducted in preparation for an upcoming checkride for the pilot undergoing instruction, who was seated in the front seat. The flight crew was performing a practice instrument approach to runway 16 at Ennis - Big Sky …
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 27, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 27, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 27, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 27, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data
