# N551DB: Gates Learjet 55, registration cancelled 1992-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 1992
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 55](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55) (registry code 5170702)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 55052
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1984
- Last registry action: October 28, 1991
- Mode S code: A7036F
- Owner when cancelled: [Skybird Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYBIRD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1975° N, 118.4890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91406, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=551DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551DB-1992-06-03

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 55: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19900612036739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900612036739I), Jun 12, 1990: Lear 55LEAR (N551DB), Van Nuys, CA. Aircraft landed long and departed the end of runway while conducting a training flight.

## Other aircraft with N551DB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551DB): Raytheon A36, S/N E-3158, built 1998

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