# N51FN: Gates Lear Jet 35, registration cancelled 1997-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gates Lear Jet 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-35) (registry code 5170600)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 059
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 17, 1988
- Last registry action: January 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A65FA0
- Owner when cancelled: [Flight International Of Florida Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20INTERNATIONAL%20OF%20FLORIDA%20INC)
- Location: [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51FN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51FN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51FN-1997-03-18

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 Lear Jet 35: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-35.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 LAX90TL#01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90TL%2301), Apr 2, 1990: Gates Learjet 35 (N51FN), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N51FN

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51FN): Gates Learjet 35A, S/N 069, built 1976

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