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N55FN1978 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 Feb 28, 2020.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Dec 2018)No ADs since 1998 matched3 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Wilmington, DE
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2007
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2018
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
3
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Med Air LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
Mar 19, 2007
Canceled
Feb 28, 2020
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Jun 4, 2002

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
1978
Serial number
202
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
A6FD9C

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. 2007 – 2020Med Air LLCWilmington, DE

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 · substantial damage

Dec 15, 2018 · Key West, FL

The flight crew’s encounter with windshear during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
ERA19LA073

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA19LA073)

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.

  • Air conditioning and pressurization · pressure sensor · malfunctionedJan 17, 2008

    LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE AT 25K FT. PRESSURE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Electrical power · wire · burnedAug 16, 2007

    ON DESCENT INTO HLN, SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. THIS WAS PRECEDED BY AN AUG/AIL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ON THE GLARESHIELD. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED, AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE. TWO COCKPIT CREW AND TWO MEDICAL TECHNICIANS WERE ONBOARD. IT WAS…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Electrical power · wire · burnedAug 16, 2007

    ON DESCENT INTO HLN, SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. THIS WAS PRECEDED BY AN AUG/AIL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ON THE GLARESHIELD. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED, AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE. TWO COCKPIT CREW AND TWO MEDICAL TECHNICIANS WERE ONBOARD. IT WAS…

    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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