# N720RA: 1977 Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- 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: 156
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1977
- Certificate issued: October 2, 2009
- Last registry action: November 6, 2009
- Mode S code: A9A504
- 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/N720RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=720RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N720RA-2013-06-18

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 Learjet 35A: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a.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 CEN10MA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10MA088), Jan 5, 2010: Gates Learjet 35A (N720RA), Prospect Heights, IL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20100105056059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100105056059A), Jan 5, 2010: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A (N720RA), Prospect Height, IL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft was conducting a part 91 positioning flight to pick up a high priority part for transport to atlanta. The aircraft was making a VFR circling…

## Other aircraft with N720RA

- [Cancelled 1988-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N720RA-1988-04-07): Embraer EMB-110P1, S/N 110409. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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