# N546PA: 1980 Gates Lear Jet 36A, registration cancelled 2003-06-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 24, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gates Lear Jet 36A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-36a) (registry code 5170603)
- Engine: [AiResearch TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (registry code 01518)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 045
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 27, 1994
- Last registry action: May 20, 2003
- Mode S code: A6EF7C
- Owner when cancelled: [C F F Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20F%20F%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N546PA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=546PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N546PA-2003-06-24

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 36A: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-36a.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 SEA03LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA010), Dec 3, 2002: Learjet 36A (N546PA), Astoria, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: Collision with an elk during the takeoff roll. Factors include dark night VFR conditions.

## 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 20021203033119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021203033119A), Dec 3, 2002: Lear 36A (N546PA), Astoria, OR, Destroyed. (-23) On Tuesday dec 3, 2002 at 0612 am, Lear jet N546PA departed Astoria, OR airport on an IFR flight under part 91. The airport was VFR with a 3500 foot…

## Other aircraft with N546PA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N546PA): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 10094, built 2024
- [Cancelled 2015-12-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N546PA-2015-12-30): Textron 208B, S/N 208B5246. Exported to Pakistan. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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