# N38DJ: Gates Lear Jet 25B, registration cancelled 1996-02-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 21, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gates Lear Jet 25B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25b) (registry code 5170511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 191
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1992
- Last registry action: May 11, 1992
- Mode S code: A45945
- Owner when cancelled: [Jet Charter Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20CHARTER%20GROUP%20INC)
- 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/N38DJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38DJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38DJ-1996-02-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## 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 CHI92FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA170), Jun 12, 1992: Gates Learjet 25B (N38DJ), Sheboygan Falls, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE COPILOT'S PREMATURE LIFTOFF AND THE CAPTAIN'S INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION RESULTING IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 19920612019879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920612019879A), Jun 12, 1992: Lear 25B (N38DJ), Sheboygan, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Rolled on premature takeoff. Dragged wing flipped over. Indicates pilot gave sec an engine out below VMC.

## Other aircraft with N38DJ

- [Cancelled 2005-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38DJ-2005-05-04): Johnson Douglas C REVOLUTION MINI-500, S/N 321, built 1997. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Tharpe Steven K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THARPE%20STEVEN%20K), [Mont Vernon, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Mont%20Vernon)

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