# N521PA: Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 1995-06-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 1, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 239
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 17, 1992
- Last registry action: October 27, 1992
- Mode S code: A68DEB
- Owner when cancelled: [Phoenix Air Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHOENIX%20AIR%20GROUP%20INC)
- Location: [Cartersville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cartersville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1752° N, 84.8601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30120, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=521PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521PA-1995-06-01

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 DCA95MA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA95MA007), Dec 14, 1994: Learjet 35A (N521PA), Fresno, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: 1) IMPROPERLY INSTALLED ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR SPECIAL MISSION OPERATIONS THAT LED TO AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE THAT CAUSED AIRPLANE SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT AIRPLANE CONTROL DIFFICULTIES;…

## Other aircraft with N521PA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521PA): Hughes Helicopters 369FF, S/N 0015F, built 1985
- [Cancelled 2009-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521PA-2009-09-15): British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101, S/N 702. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Pan Am Railways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AM%20RAILWAYS%20INC), [Portsmouth, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Portsmouth)

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