# N17UF: 1979 Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 2018-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (registry code 5170602)
- Engine: [Garrett TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (registry code 29001)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE), [TCDS E6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 258
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 24, 2013
- Last registry action: August 20, 2013
- Mode S code: A1189C
- Owner when cancelled: [Diplomat Aviation (Bahamas) Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIPLOMAT%20AVIATION%20(BAHAMAS)%20LTD)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7620° N, 80.3595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33174, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17UF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17UF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17UF-2018-02-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 35A: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a.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 ERA15RA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15RA047), Nov 9, 2014: Gates Learjet 35A (N17UF), Freeport, Bahamas, destroyed, 9 fatal

## Other aircraft with N17UF

- [Cancelled 1988-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17UF-1988-09-29): Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3, S/N 33. Second triennial mailing, no response

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