# N55FN: 1978 Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 2020-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2020
- 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: 202
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 2002
- Certificate issued: March 19, 2007
- Last registry action: September 6, 2016
- Mode S code: A6FD9C
- Owner when cancelled: [Med Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MED%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- 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/N55FN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55FN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55FN-2020-02-28

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 (3)

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

- [SDR 2008FA0000053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000053), Jan 17, 2008: PRESSURE SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE AT 25K FT. PRESSURE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED
- [SDR 2007F00048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007F00048), Aug 16, 2007: WIRE. BURNED. ON DESCENT INTO HLN, SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. THIS WAS PRECEDED BY AN AUG/AIL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ON THE GLARESHIELD. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, THE EMER
- [SDR 2007F00047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007F00047), Aug 16, 2007: WIRE. BURNED. ON DESCENT INTO HLN, SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. THIS WAS PRECEDED BY AN AUG/AIL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ON THE GLARESHIELD. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, THE EMER

## 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 ERA19LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA073), Dec 15, 2018: Learjet 35 (N55FN), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s encounter with windshear during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20181215022249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181215022249A), Dec 15, 2018: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A (N55FN), Key West, FL, Substantial damage. Part 135 operator medway air ambulance (certificate no.: Y6WA394L) operating 1978 Learjet 35A, N55FN, serial number 202 landing at Key West international…
- [Incident 20070816016209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070816016209I), Aug 16, 2007: Lear 35A (N55FN), Helena, MT, No damage. (-23) On August 16, 2007 at 1015 MDT, Lear 35A, N55FN, registered to midway air ambulance, declared an emergency while on approach to Helena, MT due to smoke…

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