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N56PA1976 Gates Lear Jet 36A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, May 2023)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Sep 30, 2029
Based in
Cartesville, GA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2013
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2023
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Phoenix Air Group INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Cartesville, GA
Certificate issued
Sep 26, 2013
Expires
Sep 30, 2029
Airworthiness
Restricted · Aerial Surveying
Airworthiness date
May 22, 1995

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 Lear Jet
Model
36A
Year
1976
Serial number
023
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
A725D7

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. 2013 – nowPhoenix Air Group INCCartesville, GA · current

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

May 10, 2023 · San Clemente Island, CA

The pilots’ loss of airplane control following a catastrophic fire that started on the left side of the aft equipment bay (tail cone). The fire likely initiated from a leak from the left fuel motive flow line due to a b-nut that loosened for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
WPR23FA185

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR23FA185)

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 (1)

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.

  • bearing · separatedJan 30, 2009

    DURING COMPLIANCE WITH SB TFE731-72-3696 (REPLACEMENT OF AIR/OIL SEPARATOR IN THE ACCESSORY GEARBOX) FOUND THE FWD PART OF THE BALL BEARING CAGE SEPARATED FROM THE AFT STARTER GEAR SHAFT BEARING.

    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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