# N388LS: Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 1998-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (registry code 5170602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 388
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 12, 1995
- Last registry action: March 18, 1998
- Mode S code: A47A0D
- Owner when cancelled: [Airland L L C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRLAND%20L%20L%20C)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N388LS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=388LS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N388LS-1998-05-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## 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 NYC97FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA194), Dec 24, 1996: Learjet 35A (N388LS), Dorchester, NH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The captain's failure to maintain situational awareness, which resulted in the airplane being outside the confines of the instrument approach; and the crew's misinterpretation of a step-down fix…

## 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 19961224040119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961224040119A), Dec 24, 1996: Lear 35A (N388LS), Lebanon, NH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Became missing on initual VOR approach.

## Other aircraft with N388LS

- [Cancelled 2014-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N388LS-2014-11-20): Lockheed L-1011-385-3, S/N 293A-1249, built 1983. Owner: [Las Vegas Sands Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAS%20VEGAS%20SANDS%20CORP), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

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