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N135LR1982 Gates Learjet Corp 55

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 1, 2023.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Feb 2020)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Dover, DE
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2010
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2020
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026
Last registered owner
Expectra Aviation INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
Dec 27, 2010
Canceled
Apr 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Oct 30, 1982

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
55
Year
1982
Serial number
068
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
13
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
12,500 - 19,999 lb
Mode S code
A08ECE

Engine

Make and model
Airesearch Tfe731 Ser
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. 2010 – 2023Expectra Aviation INCDover, DE

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

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

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Feb 26, 2020 · Farmingdale, NJ

The flight crew's failure to stop the airplane on the available runway, which was wet and resulted in the airplane impacting a ditch.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
ERA20CA113

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA20CA113)

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 · tire · failedMay 3, 2018

    AT THE START OF THE TAKEOFF BEFORE REACHING V1 FELT AN EXPLOSION THAT WERE THE TIRES OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, DAMAGING THE TIRES, RIMS AND BRAKE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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

Sources

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

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