# N153TW: 1970 Learjet 25, registration cancelled 2002-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Learjet 25](https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-25) (registry code 5170506)
- Engine: [GE CJ610-SER series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (registry code 30006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE), [TCDS 1E16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 053
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 1970
- Certificate issued: November 26, 1997
- Last registry action: September 20, 2000
- Mode S code: A0D712
- Owner when cancelled: [Sierra American Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20AMERICAN%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N153TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=153TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N153TW-2002-01-14

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 Learjet 25: https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-25.md

## 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 NYC01FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA214), Aug 24, 2001: Learjet 25 (N153TW), Ithaca, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper climb rate while taking off at night, which was a result of spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were the low visibility and cloud conditions, and…

## 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.

- [Accident 20010824028449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010824028449A), Aug 24, 2001: Lear 25 (N153TW), Ithaca, NY, No damage. (-23) On Friday, August 24, 2001 at 0542 local time, a Learjet LR-25-25 aircraft, operated by ameristar jet charter, inc. took off from runway 32 at Tompkins…

## Other aircraft with N153TW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N153TW): Wieduwilt Thomas E VANS RV6, S/N 22994, built 2009

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