# N535AF: 1978 Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 2021-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 2021
- 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: 191
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1984
- Certificate issued: December 30, 2014
- Last registry action: September 28, 2017
- Mode S code: A6C306
- Owner when cancelled: [South Aircraft Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N535AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=535AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N535AF-2021-05-12

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 (1)

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

- [SDR JIK2001F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/JIK2001F00000), Nov 26, 2001: BEARING. FAILED. ENGINE INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN AS A RESULT OF TOWER SHAFT FRACTURE. FRACTURE CAUSED BY THRUST BEARING FAILURE. BEARING FAILURE MADE AND THE TOTAL TIME NOT YET DETERMI

## Other aircraft with N535AF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N535AF): Swearingen SA-26AT, S/N T26-149

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