# N20BG: 1976 Gates Lear Jet 35, registration cancelled 1981-09-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 14, 1981
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gates Lear Jet 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-35) (registry code 5170600)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 028
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 11, 1981
- Mode S code: A18FCA
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Commander Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20COMMANDER%20INC)
- Location: [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1975° N, 118.4890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91406, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20BG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20BG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20BG-1981-09-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Lear Jet 35: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-35.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 MKC79FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA008), Dec 11, 1978: Lear Jet 35 (N20BG), Muscatine, IA, substantial damage

## 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 19781211044889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211044889A), Dec 11, 1978: Lear 35LEAR (N20BG), IA, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N20BG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20BG): Glodfelty W L CHRISTEN EAGLE II, S/N GLODFELTY 001, built 1984

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