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N128CA1979 Gates Learjet Corp. 35A

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 5, 2022.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Wilmington, DE
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2015
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
South Aircraft Leasing INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
Nov 6, 2015
Canceled
Mar 5, 2022
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Oct 3, 1986

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 Learjet Corp.
Model
35A
Year
1979
Serial number
248
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
10
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
12,500 - 19,999 lb
Mode S code
A0719D

Engine

Make and model
Garrett Tfe731 Series
Type
Turbo-fan
Power
3,500 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. 2015 – 2022South Aircraft Leasing INCWilmington, DE

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (0)

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.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

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

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

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.

  • Landing gear · strut · required serviceSep 12, 1995

    AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AFTER GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE FOLLOWING RETRACTION. SAFE INDICATION ACHIEVED UPON GEAR EXTENSION. NOSE STRUT PRESSURE WAS LOW, SO STRUT DID NOT FULLY EXTEND AFTER ROTATION, THUS, WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACTIVATE UP-LIMIT SWITCH. SERVICED STRUT, PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION TEST…

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

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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