N217CK1978 Gates Learjet Corp. 35A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Kalitta Charters LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Ypsilanti, MI
- Certificate issued
- Mar 4, 2015
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 9, 1978
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Gates Learjet Corp.
- Model
- 35A
- Year
- 1978
- Serial number
- 217
- 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
- A1D3BF
Engine
- Make and model
- Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
- Type
- Turbo-fan
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – nowKalitta Charters LLCYpsilanti, MI · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 (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.
- Fire protection · wire · chafedJul 14, 2024
WHILE ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT FROM LCK WE LEVELED O? AT 3000 AND MADE A TURN TO THE EAST. THE RIGHT T HANDLE AND ANNUNCIATORS WENT O? INDICATING A POSSIBLE ENGINE ?RE. WE DID THE EMERGENCY MEMORY ITEMS AND BROUGHT THE RIGHT ENGINE TO IDLE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN ENGINE ?RE AND THE T HANDLE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · fire loop · false indicationJul 14, 2016
CREW EXPERIENCED A RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ON DEPARTURE. CREW COMPLETED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WHICH INCLUDED DISCHARGING BOTH ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES. WARNING LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH IMMEDIATELY AFTER DISCHARGING BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026