N96FNGates Learjet Corp. 35A
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 10, 2014.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- L-3 Communications Flight Capital LLC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Newport News, VA
- Certificate issued
- Dec 20, 2002
- Canceled
- Oct 10, 2014
- Airworthiness
- Restricted · Aerial Surveying
- Airworthiness date
- May 27, 1988
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
- Serial number
- 186
- 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
- AD5A57
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 – 2014L-3 Communications Flight Capital LLCNewport News, VA
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 (2)
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.
- Stabilizers · spar cap · corrodedFeb 6, 2007
VISUAL CONDITION CHECK PERFORMED ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AFT SPAR CAP AND ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKETS FOR CORROSION, BROKEN FASTENERS, ETC. FOUND SEVERE CORROSION ON UPPER SPAR CAP ASSEMBLY ALONG ENTIRE LENGTH. THIS REQUIRED REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF UPPER SPAR CAP. CORROSION CAUSED BY OPERATING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · failedJan 25, 2005
WHILE AT FL300, EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE RT ENGINE AS FOLLOWS, RT ENGINE INSTRUMENTS, ITT, N1, N2 AND FUEL FLOW ALL BEGAN INCREASING. RT FUEL COMPUTER WAS TURNED OFF, POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS CONTINUED TO INCREASE AND JUST PRIOR TO ENGINE SHUTDOWN, A LOUD…
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