# N135LR: 1982 Gates Learjet 55, registration cancelled 2023-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 55](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55) (registry code 5170702)
- Engine: [AiResearch TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (registry code 01518)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 068
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1982
- Certificate issued: December 27, 2010
- Last registry action: July 19, 2019
- Mode S code: A08ECE
- Owner when cancelled: [Expectra Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXPECTRA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Physical address: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N135LR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=135LR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135LR-2023-04-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Gates Learjet 55: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR IEY2018F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IEY2018F00000), May 3, 2018: TIRE. FAILED. AT THE START OF THE TAKEOFF BEFORE REACHING V1 FELT AN EXPLOSION THAT WERE THE TIRES OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, DAMAGING THE TIRES, 

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA20CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA113), Feb 26, 2020: Learjet 55 (N135LR), Farmingdale, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to stop the airplane on the available runway, which was wet and resulted in the airplane impacting a ditch.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 20020710027149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020710027149I), Jul 10, 2002: Lear 55LEAR (N135LR), Salina, KS, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft departed Salina, KS (sln) airport on runway 35. Flight crew said takeoff was normal except for a moderate dip in the runway. The pilots do…

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