# N25FM: 1970 Gates Lear Jet 25, registration cancelled 2018-01-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 2, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gates Lear Jet 25](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25) (registry code 5170509)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-063
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 30, 2004
- Last registry action: March 19, 2012
- Mode S code: A255AE
- Owner when cancelled: [Royal Air Freight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROYAL%20AIR%20FREIGHT%20INC)
- Location: [Waterford, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Waterford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6383° N, 83.4107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48327, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25FM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25FM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25FM-2018-01-02

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 25: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25.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 20001025SH023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001025SH023), Sep 25, 2000: EXCITER. FAILED. MWD - ON START, LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. FOUND IGNITION EXCITER NOT FIRING TOP OR BOTTOM IGNITER PLUGS. (X)

## 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 20030817020429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030817020429I), Aug 17, 2003: Lear 25 (N25FM), Groton - New Lo, CT. (-23) During takeoff roll on runway 05, at approximately 125KTS at 2500FT (runway mid point) aircraft struck several sea gulls at VI. Aircraft yawed right. PIC…

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