N971K1980 Gates Learjet Corp. 35A
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 11, 2008.
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
- I J Knight INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- New Tripoli, PA
- Certificate issued
- Jan 3, 1997
- Canceled
- Jan 11, 2008
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 24, 1980
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
- 1980
- Serial number
- 373
- 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
- AD883D
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- 1997 – 2008I J Knight INCNew Tripoli, PA
- until 1934Individual ownerSt Louis, MO · different airframe: Joseph Steinhouser Primary Glider S/N 100 Sub
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.
- Hydraulic power · line · failedNov 29, 2004
CREW REPORTED THAT LANDIND GEAR EXTENSION TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO EXTEND. WHEN DOWN AND LOCKED WAS ACHIEVED, CREW NOTICED COMPLETE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE USING EMERGENCY BRAKES. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS. FOUND CAUSE TO BE A PIN HOLE IN LT SPOILER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · switch · failedNov 22, 2002
MACH OVERSPEED SWITCH FAILED DURING FUNCTIONAL TEST.
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