# N559RA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 3, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=559RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N559RA

## Aircraft that carried N559RA

- [Cancelled 2022-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N559RA-2022-09-03): Gates Learjet 55C, S/N 146, built 1990. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Royal Air Freight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROYAL%20AIR%20FREIGHT%20INC), [Waterford, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Waterford)

## NTSB investigations on N559RA (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN21LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA136), Feb 19, 2021: Learjet 55 (N559RA), Jeffersonville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s failure to verify the correct runway for landing, which resulted in a landing on a snow contaminated runway and resulting damage to the airplane. The illumination of the lights…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N559RA (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20210218001419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210218001419A), Feb 18, 2021: Gates Learjet Corp 55C (N559RA), Sellersburg, IN, Substantial damage. The aircraft was inbound to jvy from fort myer, FL. The crew stated that prior to departure they had received the NOTAM stating that jvy runway 32 was closed.…

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