# N30DK: 1980 Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 2017-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (registry code 5170602)
- Engine: [AiResearch TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (registry code 01518)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 345
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 24, 1992
- Certificate issued: August 11, 2004
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A31D4E
- Owner when cancelled: [Med Flight Air Ambulance Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MED%20FLIGHT%20AIR%20AMBULANCE%20INC)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30DK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30DK-2017-06-21

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 Learjet 35A: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR BAQA094195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA094195), Apr 16, 2004: VOLT REGULATOR. INOPERATIVE. VOLTAGE REGUALTOR IS GIVING HIGH READINGS, WILL NOT REGULATE AMP GAUGE. REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT FROM JEARJET, 04/19/2004
- [SDR BAQA090538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA090538), Oct 28, 2003: VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. LIGHT REMAINS ON WITH SWITCH OFF. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR BAQA089689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA089689), Oct 9, 2003: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. ACTUATOR INOPERATIVE. WOULD NOT OPERATE THRUST REVERSERS IN OR OUT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR BAQA089829](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA089829), Oct 8, 2003: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. CAUSING FUEL FLOW FLUX. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR BAQA088122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA088122), Jul 17, 2003: RADAR. WEAK. RADAR WEAK RETURNS. WRONG P/N R/T INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT. HAS 12 INCH DISH. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- [SDR BAQA086292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BAQA086292), Apr 30, 2003: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. STAB ON/OFF SWITCH INOPERATIVE. SPEX FILE NR 00118196. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.

## 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 LAX05FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA015), Oct 24, 2004: Learjet 35A (N30DK), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the flight crew to maintain terrain clearance during a VFR departure, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain, and the air traffic controller's issuance of a clearance that…

## 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 20041024028199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041024028199A), Oct 24, 2004: Lear 35A (N30DK), San Diego, CA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. (-23) On October 24, 2004, a Lear 35, N30DK departed brown field (sdm), San Diego at 0025 hrs. He departed runway 8 and contacts socal radar stating that they…
- [Incident 19801025076079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801025076079I), Oct 25, 1980: Lear 25B (N30DK), Flushing, NY. Zd zl right main tire blew out due to failure of inboard anti skid generator. Crosswind of 40 degrees at 24K.

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