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N101VS1969 Gates Lear Jet 24D

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply2 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Jan 31, 2029
Based in
Buffalo, NY
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1980
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
2
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Calspan Corporation
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Buffalo, NY
Certificate issued
Dec 2, 1980
Expires
Jan 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Experimental · Research and Development, Crew Training, Market Survey
Airworthiness date
Jan 3, 2018

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Gates Lear Jet
Model
24D
Year
1969
Serial number
218
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
8
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
12,500 - 19,999 lb
Mode S code
A00A57

Engine

Make and model
Ge Cj-610-8a
Type
Turbo-jet
Power
2,950 lb thrust

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1980 – nowCalspan CorporationBuffalo, NY · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2000-01-09GE Aircraft Engines CJ610 Series Turbojet Engines and CF700 Turbofan EnginesFeb 11, 2000Engine (CJ-610-8A)Serial numbers per Appendix 1 of the AD. Only with: Engines with rotating parts listed by P/N and SN in Appendix 1 installed.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (2)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Engine fuel and control · pump · flakingFeb 3, 2005

    THE INTERNAL COATING IN THE GEAR SECTION OF THE FUEL PUMP STARTED FLAKING OFF AND GOT INTO THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE THAT GOES TO THE JET PUMPS IN THE RT WING. THE MATERIAL CLOGGED UP THE ORIFICES IN THE JET PUMPS, NOT ALLOWING FUEL TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE TIP TANK TO THE WING. NOTE: THE FUEL…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Pneumatic · check valve · flap brokenOct 1, 1996

    THERE ARE 2 EACH PN 6600255-2 HOT AIR CHECK VALVES INSTALLED AS PARTS OF KIT PN 2881701-1 FOR AMR 79-8 FOR LEAR 28229 AIRCRAFT. BOTH CHECK VALVES HAD FAILURES OF THE RETENTION SPRING AND MOUNT PIN OF THE HINGED PORTION OF THE FLAPPER IN THE CHECK VALVE. THIS ALLOWED THE FLAPPER TO MOVE AROUND…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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