# N688GS: 1973 Gates Lear Jet 25B, registration cancelled 2018-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gates Lear Jet 25B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25b) (registry code 5170511)
- Engine: [GE CJ610-SER series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (registry code 30006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE), [TCDS 1E16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 123
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 1974
- Certificate issued: June 17, 2002
- Last registry action: May 19, 2014
- Mode S code: A92196
- 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/N688GS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=688GS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688GS-2018-04-18

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 25B: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-25b.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 19880322021649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880322021649I), Mar 22, 1988: Lear 25B (N688GS), Smyrna, TN, Minor damage. Forgot to lower the landing gear. Landed gear up.

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