N898PA1997 Learjet 60
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198212 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Aviation Investment Group INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Lewes, DE
- Certificate issued
- Feb 3, 2026
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2033
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 11, 1997
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
- Learjet
- Model
- 60
- Year
- 1997
- Serial number
- 111
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 11
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AC6452
Engine
- Make and model
- P & W Pw300 Ser
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 5,200 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- 2026 – nowAviation Investment Group INCLewes, DE · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 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 (12)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-01 | Spoilers | Mar 9, 2022 | Airframe (60)Only with: Applies only to airplanes with a spoiler assembly whose life limit was extended by Restored Aircraft Sales and Service, LLC, or whose life-limit maintenance records are missing or incomplete. |
| 2020-11-04 | Engine Exhaust | Jun 25, 2020 | Airframe (60)Certain serial numbers: 60 60-001–60-430 |
| 2019-17-01 | Fuselage | Oct 2, 2019 | Airframe (60)Certain serial numbers: 60 60-002–60-430. Only with: Airplanes with a dorsal-mounted oxygen bottle, or with the bottle removed but the oxygen line fairing retained on top of the fuselage. |
| 2013-24-04 | Fuel | Mar 14, 2014 | Airframe (60)Certain serial numbers: 60 60-001–60-409 |
| 2013-13-09 | Landing gear; 57, Wings; 78, Engine exhaust | Aug 6, 2013 | Airframe (60)Certain serial numbers: 60 60-001–60-413 |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-16 | Extinguishing system | May 29, 2012 | Airframe (60)Certain serial numbers: 60 60-002–60-366 |
| 2010-11-11 | Learjet Inc. Model 60 Airplanes | Jul 13, 2010 | Airframe (60)Certain serial numbers: 60 60-002–60-369 |
| 2001-12-02 | Learjet Model 55 Series Airplanes and Model 60 Airplanes | Jul 18, 2001 | Airframe (60)Certain serial numbers: 55 55-003–55-147; 60 60-002–60-189 |
| 2000-23-18 | Learjet Model 60 Airplanes | Dec 26, 2000 | Airframe (60)Certain serial numbers: 60 104–168 |
| 99-16-03 | Learjet Model 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31, 55, and 60 Series Airplanes | Sep 7, 1999 | Airframe (60)Serial numbers per Learjet Service Bulletins SB 23/24/25-30-3, SB 28/29-30-3, SB 31-30-05, SB 55-30-3, and SB 60-30-4, dated October 27, 1998 |
| 98-16-18 | Learjet Model 60 Airplanes | Aug 24, 1998 | Airframe (60)Only with: Equipped with Aircraft Braking Systems (ABS) brake assemblies P/N 5003096-7. |
| 95-21-03 | Learjet Model 31A and 60 Airplanes | Oct 26, 1995 | Airframe (60)Certain serial numbers: 31A 31-093–31-108; 60 60-034–60-061 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
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.
- Fuel · switch · failedJan 1, 2019
IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT FL400 “L FUEL PRESS” AMBER ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. CREW INITIATED RELEVANT CHECKLIST. LEFT ENGINE ROLLBACK OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2 MIN AFTER ANNUNCIATION. AN INFLIGHT ENGINE RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED BUT UNSUCCESSFUL. IN THE PROCESS OF TROUBLESHOOTING AND CHECKLIST PROCEDURES IT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · thrust reverser · malfunctionedJun 17, 2014
ON LANDING AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOTS STATE THAT THRUST REVERSER LEVERS WERE PULLED BUT NEITHER THRUST REVERSER UNLOCKED. ON SECOND ATTEMPT PILOT STATES THAT RT REVERSER UNLOCKED & DEPLOYED PRIOR TO LT REVERSER UNLOCKING & DEPLOYING. ACFT YAWED TO THE RT & STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE RT WING BEFORE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · wire · brokenJun 26, 2013
ACFT DEPARTED, AFTER SHORT VECTOR TO FINAL, CAPTAIN CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN AND NO INDICATION OF EXTENSION OCCURRED. CREW REQUESTED VECTOR TO SAFE AREA TO ASCERTAIN & DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. AFTER SERVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CYCLE GEAR, THE LOWERED GEAR USING " ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION" CHECKLIST AND LOWERED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Hydraulic power · flex line · rupturedMar 10, 2006
DURING FLIGHT, LOST NR 1 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, DIVERTED INTO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOT AND FOUND RUPTURED HYDRAULIC FLEX LINE, PN 605700311 WHICH IS MOUNTED ON THE PRESSURE SIDE OF THE HYDRAULIC EDP. INSTALLED NEW HYDRAULIC FLEX LINE WITH PN 605700311. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026