# N252BK: 1973 Gates Lear Jet 25B, registration cancelled 2013-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gates Lear Jet 25B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25b) (registry code 5170511)
- 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: 107
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 30, 2006
- Last registry action: October 1, 2009
- Mode S code: A25F0F
- Owners when cancelled: [Mcoco Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCOCO%20INC), [Blairair Skyking Jets LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLAIRAIR%20SKYKING%20JETS%20LLC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7363° N, 95.5232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77063, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252BK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=252BK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252BK-2013-06-07

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 Lear Jet 25B: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25b.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 20010402CW005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010402CW005), Mar 1, 2001: FIRE LOOP. MALFUNCTIONED. RIGHT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW SHUT ENGINE DOWN, LIGHT STAYED ON. BLEW ONE FIRE BOTTLE, LIGHT STAYED ON. BLEW SECOND FIRE BOTTLE, LIGHT STAYED ON. LA

## 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 CHI05LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA047), Dec 20, 2004: Learjet 25B (N252BK), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot was not able to maintain directional control of the airplane due to the failure of the nose gear strut seal which prevented the nose wheel from centering. A factor associated with the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20041220033989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041220033989A), Dec 20, 2004: Lear 25B (N252BK), Cedar Rapids, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft departed cid, experienced an unsafe nose gear retraction indication, cycled gear several times with the same result, and landed at cid on runway…
- [Incident 20010426010599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010426010599I), Apr 26, 2001: Lear 25B (N252BK), Saint George, UT, Minor damage. (-23) After landing, the flight crew could not keep the aircraft on the runway. It departed the left side of runway 16, hitting a taxiway sign, causing minor…

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