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N46MF1981 Gates Learjet Corp. 35A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jan 2024)No ADs since 1998 matched3 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Jul 31, 2028
Based in
Albuquerque, NM
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2005
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2024
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
3
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Med Flight Air Ambulance INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
Oct 5, 2005
Expires
Jul 31, 2028
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Aug 3, 1989

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
377
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
A5985B

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. 2005 – nowMed Flight Air Ambulance INCAlbuquerque, NM · current
  2. 1995Rmib INCWilmington, DE · different airframe: Cessna 550 S/N 5500410

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 · substantial damage

Jan 2, 2024 · San Marcos, TX

The captain’s failure to perform a go-around following an unstable approach while landing with a gusty tailwind, which resulted in the airplane touching down long on the wet runway with insufficient distance to stop. Contributing to the accident was the crew’s unawareness of the prevailing winds and first officer’s decision to not call a go-around.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CEN24LA085

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN24LA085)

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 (3)

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.

  • Hydraulic power · hydraulic line · chafedMay 7, 2019

    DURING DECENT INTO AIRPORT, FOR LANDING, ALL HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS LOST. INITIALLY FLAPS SELECTED TO 8 DEGREES WAS GOOD BUT WHEN 20 DEGREES FLAPS WERE SELECTED THEY STOPPED AT 10 DEGREES. HAD TO BLOW DOWN GEAR IN ORDER TO LAND WHICH ALSO ALLOWED FOR FLAP SELECTION AND BREAKING. LANDING WAS…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine · unknown · unknownJul 26, 2007

    WAS ON AN AIR AMBULANCE TRIP FROM ABQ TO LAS WHEN ON ROLL OUT THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE NR 2 ENGINE N1 INDICATION WAS 4 PERCENT LOWER THAN THE NR 1 ENGINE INDICATION. THE CREW REPORTED THE SITUATION AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE AIRCRAFT. ON THE MORNING OF THE 27TH THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUN UP FOR MAX…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine · engine · shutdownOct 21, 2006

    ON 10/21/2006 ON AN AIR AMBULANCE TRIP, ON THE SECOND LEG, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 1.5 HRS WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY THE LT ENGINE SHUTDOWN FOR UNKNOWN REASON. THE CAPTAIN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND CONTINUED THE TRIP WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

    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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