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N30DK1980 Gates Learjet Corp. 35A

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jun 21, 2017.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Oct 2004)No ADs since 1998 matched6 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Albuquerque, NM
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2004
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2004
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
6
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Last registered owner
Med Flight Air Ambulance INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
Aug 11, 2004
Canceled
Jun 21, 2017
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Mar 24, 1992

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
1980
Serial number
345
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
A31D4E

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. 2004 – 2017Med Flight Air Ambulance INCAlbuquerque, NM

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 (1)

Accident · destroyed

Oct 24, 2004 · San Diego, CA

The failure of the flight crew to maintain terrain clearance during a VFR departure, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain, and the air traffic controller's issuance of a clearance that transferred the responsibility for terrain clearance from the flight crew to the controller, failure to provide terrain clearance instructions to the flight crew, and failure to advise the flight crew…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
LAX05FA015

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX05FA015)

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 (6)

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.

  • Electrical power · volt regulator · inoperativeApr 16, 2004

    VOLTAGE REGUALTOR IS GIVING HIGH READINGS, WILL NOT REGULATE AMP GAUGE. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT FROM JEARJET, 04/19/2004

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Ice and rain protection · valve · malfunctionedOct 28, 2003

    LIGHT REMAINS ON WITH SWITCH OFF. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Exhaust · actuator · inoperativeOct 9, 2003

    ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE. WOULD NOT OPERATE THRUST REVERSERS IN OR OUT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Engine fuel and control · fuel control · malfunctionedOct 8, 2003

    CAUSING FUEL FLOW FLUX. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Navigation · radar · weakJul 17, 2003

    RADAR WEAK RETURNS. WRONG P/N R/T INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT. HAS 12 INCH DISH. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Navigation · switch · inoperativeApr 30, 2003

    STAB ON/OFF SWITCH INOPERATIVE. SPEX FILE NR 00118196. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

    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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