# N500RW: Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 1989-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- 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: 148
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A63B7C
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500RW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500RW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500RW-1989-03-22

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

## 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 ATL88MA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88MA184), May 24, 1988: Learjet 35A (N500RW), West Paterson, NJ, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19880524029049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880524029049A), May 24, 1988: Lear 35A (N500RW), Teterboro, NJ, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Near vertical impact from short low level flight. No mechanical defects found.

## Other aircraft with N500RW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500RW): Socata TBM 700, S/N 578, built 2011

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