# N261WC: Gates Learjet 25D, registration cancelled 2021-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 25D](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-25d) (registry code 5170514)
- 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: 261
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 6, 2015
- Last registry action: April 25, 2018
- Mode S code: A284AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Professional Air Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROFESSIONAL%20AIR%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261WC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261WC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261WC-2021-12-04

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

## 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 19920801056639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920801056639I), Aug 1, 1992: Lear 25D (N261WC), Saint John Nb, CN. Aircraft departed airport in weather below canadian minimums. No injuries or damage occured.

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