# N452DA: 1981 Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 2018-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (registry code 5170602)
- Engine: [Garrett TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (registry code 29001)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE), [TCDS E6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 35A-452
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 2003
- Certificate issued: June 24, 2014
- Last registry action: September 29, 2014
- Mode S code: A579D6
- Owner when cancelled: [A&C Big Sky Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%26C%20BIG%20SKY%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8137° N, 108.7098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59106, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N452DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=452DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N452DA-2018-03-23

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 (2)

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

- [SDR 2016FA0000565](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2016FA0000565), Nov 11, 2016: GENERATOR. FAILED. GENERATOR FAILED DURING TAXI, VIBRATION FELT AND LOSS OF ELECTRICAL GENERATION FROM NR 1 GENERATOR. PILOT INITIATED ENGINE SHUT-DOWN AND SUBSEQUENT VISUAL INSPE
- [SDR JGV2006F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JGV2006F00000), Nov 29, 2006: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAXI OPERATION FOLLOWING LANDING, THE PIC EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEM AFTER COMPLETION OF A RT 90 DEGREE TURN. THE SIC THEN ATTE

## 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 CEN17MA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17MA183), May 15, 2017: Learjet 35A (N452DA), Teterboro, NJ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's (PIC) attempt to salvage an unstabilized visual approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the PIC's decision to allow…

## 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 20170515023049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170515023049A), May 15, 2017: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A (N452DA), Teterboro, NJ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On may 15th, 2017 about 1530 eastern standard time, a Gates Learjet 35A, N452DA, operated by trans-pacific jets, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while…
- [Incident 20100704036519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100704036519I), Jul 4, 2010: Gates Learj 35A (N452DA), Omaha, NE, No damage. Aircraft accelerated for takeoff and ingested a bird in the no. 2 engine. Pilot immediately aborted the takeoff and stopped the aircraft with sufficient runway…

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