N568PA1978 Gates Learjet Corp. 35A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched5 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Cff Air INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- Dec 5, 2022
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Special Flight Permit · Ferry flight for repairs, alterations, maintenance or storage
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 7, 2008
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
- 205
- 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
- A745E8
Engine
- Make and model
- Garrett Tfe731-2b
- 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- 2022 – nowCff Air INCWilmington, DE · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (5)
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.
- Engine fuel and control · unknown · unknownJul 17, 2023
DURING CRUISE, RH ENGINE EXPERIENCED A FLAMEOUT. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE MOTOR AND RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RH FUEL CONTROL AND FUEL FILTER, PERFORMED FUEL PUMP FUNCTIONAL TESTS, AND PERFORMED FIVE POINT RUNS WITH ACES SPECTRAL ANALYZER. AIRCRAFT WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · swivel fitting · blew outJan 15, 2013
AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT REPORTED NO HYD PRESSURE. UPON LANDING SAFELY AND TROUBLESHOOTING THE ISSUE , FOUND THE MLG ACTUATOR RETRACT SWIVEL FITTING HAD FAILED. R & R THE SWIVEL FITTING WITH A NEW PART (PN 142870). PERFORMED ALL GEAR SWINGS AND ASSOCIATED HYD CHECKS IAW WITH THE MM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine air · wire · brokenNov 17, 2008
ON LIFT OFF, CREW NOTED FUMES AND SMOKE IN ACFT, AND THE ACFT PRESSURIZATION SYS WAS IN EMERGENCY. POWER WAS REDUCED AND ENGINE BLEED AIR SWITCHES WERE CYCLED, BUT LT ENGINE REMAINED IN EMERGENCY. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO GET PRIORITY LANDING AND RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A MECHANIC WAS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Electrical power · circuit breaker · looseJul 5, 2008
(30) MINUTES AFTER THE ACTIVATION OF WINDSHIELD HEAT, THE RT ESSENTIAL BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. CREW COMPLETED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FOR AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD NOT RESET. ATC GAVE VECTORS AND DESCENT. CREW DID A VISUAL APPROACH. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE FLIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · odor · detectedFeb 25, 2004
SMOKE WAS SUSPECTED IN CABIN. ENTIRE AREA IN SUSPECTED AREA WAS INSPECTED. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. PILOT REPORTED LEADING EDGE ANTI-ICE WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT ON POSSIBLE CAUSING THE SMELL OF SMOKE. AIRCRAFT WAS RUN, SYSTEMS WERE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE GOOD.
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