# N559RA: 1990 Gates Learjet 55C, registration cancelled 2022-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 55C](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55c) (registry code 5170706)
- Engine: [Honeywell TFE-731-SER series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tfe-731-ser-series) (registry code 33902)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 146
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 2016
- Certificate issued: May 11, 2016
- Last registry action: January 7, 2019
- Mode S code: A72252
- Owner when cancelled: [Royal Air Freight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROYAL%20AIR%20FREIGHT%20INC)
- Location: [Waterford, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Waterford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6383° N, 83.4107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48327, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N559RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=559RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N559RA-2022-09-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 55C: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55c.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 CEN21LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA136), Feb 19, 2021: Learjet 55 (N559RA), Jeffersonville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s failure to verify the correct runway for landing, which resulted in a landing on a snow contaminated runway and resulting damage to the airplane. The illumination of the lights…

## 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 20210218001419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210218001419A), Feb 18, 2021: Gates Learjet Corp 55C (N559RA), Sellersburg, IN, Substantial damage. The aircraft was inbound to jvy from fort myer, FL. The crew stated that prior to departure they had received the NOTAM stating that jvy runway 32 was closed.…

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