N72CK1978 Gates Learjet Corp. 35A
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 19, 2018.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched8 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Kalitta Charters LLC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Ypsilanti, MI
- Certificate issued
- Mar 7, 2002
- Canceled
- Mar 19, 2018
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 1, 1978
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
- 165
- 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
- A9A16F
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- 2002 – 2018Kalitta Charters LLCYpsilanti, MI
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 (8)
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.
- Wings · casting · crackedMar 20, 2013
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE RIGHT TIP TANK UPPER AND LOWER FORWARD ATTACH CASTING. REPAIRED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · fuel control · uncontrollableAug 20, 2009
RIGHT ENGINE ITT INDICATION INCREASED DURING CRUISE, STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT, WITH NO CHANGE IN THE N1, N2 OR FUEL FLOW. PILOT SELECTED MANUAL MODE POSITION ON THE FUEL COMPUTER AND THE ITT DECREASED TO NORMAL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO TURN THE FUEL COMPUTER BACK ON AND THE ENGINE N1 & N2 INCREASED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · computer · inoperativeJun 12, 2006
RT ENGINE, AT TAKEOFF POWER SETTING, WOULD NOT RESPOND TO A REDUCED POWER SETTING DURING TAKEOFF ROLLOUT. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND TAXIED BACK TO THE FBO. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT THE FBO, THE LT MAIN OB AND BOTH RT MAIN TIRES WENT FLAT DUE TO OVER TEMPERATURE DURING BRAKING, CAUSING THE WHEEL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine fuel and control · pump · failedNov 17, 2004
PILOT ADVANCED THE POWER LEVER ON THE START OF HIS TAKEOFF ROLL AND THE LT ENGINE ROLLED BACK AND SHUT DOWN. FUEL PUMP FAILED FUEL DISCHARGE PRESSURE TEST DURING OUR TROUBLESHOOTING IAW MM. REPLACED FUEL PUMP WITH SERVICEABLE PUMP. PERFORMED REQUIRED ENGINE PERFORMANCE CHECKS, EEC ADJUSTMENT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · tire · failedJun 26, 2001
LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRES BLEW ON LANDING ROLL OUT. REPLACED TIRES WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS. TIRES SHIPPED TO MFG FOR ANALYSIS, THE FOLLOWING IS THEIR CONCLUSION BASED ON INSPECTION AND OBSERVATION FROM MFG REPORT NR NA010707: SUBMITTER STATES, PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS DOUBLE TIRE FAILURE WAS FOREIGN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine indicating · indicator · malfunctionedApr 27, 1999
LEFT ENGINE EGT ERRATIC. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING ACCOMPLISHED. INSPECTION REVEALED TEMPERATURE INDICATING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. REPLACED TURBINE TEMP GAUGE WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKS GOOD. NO RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION KNOWN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · breather valve · failedSep 17, 1998
CREW NOTICED THE PRESENCE OF OILY SMOKE ENTERING CABIN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. REPLACED FAULTY RT BREATHER PRESSURIZATION VALVE. OPERATIONALLY CHECK AND LEAK CHECKED NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · failedOct 20, 1997
SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CREW VERIFIED SITUATION WITH PRESSURE GAUGE. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASON. AIRCRAFT MADE UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO AIRPORT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME.
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