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N452DA1981 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 23, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, May 2017)No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Billings, MT
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2014
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2017
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
2
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
A&c Big Sky Aviation LLC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Billings, MT
Certificate issued
Jun 24, 2014
Canceled
Mar 23, 2018
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Jan 31, 2003

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
1981
Serial number
35A-452
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
A579D6

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. 2014 – 2018A&c Big Sky Aviation LLCBillings, MT

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 (1)

Accident · destroyed

May 15, 2017 · Teterboro, NJ

The pilot-in-command's (PIC) attempt to salvage an unstabilized visual approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the PIC's decision to allow an unapproved second-in-command to act as pilot flying, the PIC's inadequate and incomplete preflight planning, and the flight crew's lack of an approach briefing. Also contributing to the accident…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
CEN17MA183

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN17MA183)

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 (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.

  • Electrical power · generator · failedNov 11, 2016

    GENERATOR FAILED DURING TAXI, VIBRATION FELT AND LOSS OF ELECTRICAL GENERATION FROM NR 1 GENERATOR. PILOT INITIATED ENGINE SHUT-DOWN AND SUBSEQUENT VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED HEAT DAMAGE AND PAINT BLISTER ON LOWER COWLING. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED SIGNIFICANT HEAT DAMAGE/MELT-DOWN OF NR 1 ENGINE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · switch · malfunctionedNov 29, 2006

    DURING TAXI OPERATION FOLLOWING LANDING, THE PIC EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEM AFTER COMPLETION OF A RT 90 DEGREE TURN. THE SIC THEN ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE NORMAL BRAKING SYSTEM WITH SIMILAR RESULTS. THE PIC THEN ACTUATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT.…

    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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