# N78MC: Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 2011-08-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 4, 2011
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (registry code 5170602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 117
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 1977
- Certificate issued: June 22, 2010
- Last registry action: June 22, 2010
- Mode S code: AA8F43
- Owner when cancelled: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78MC-2011-08-04

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 35A: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR CDN2008F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CDN2008F00000), Mar 4, 2008: HINGE. CRACKED. CREW NOTICED A LANDING GEAR DOOR UNSAFE INDICATION IN FLIGHT. THE GEAR WAS LOWERED WITH GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS NORMAL. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE OB
- [SDR 20000811SH015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000811SH015), Jul 28, 2000: HOSE. LOOSE. PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DURING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MAIN BASE WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED A LOOSE HYDRAULIC LINE (HOSE) AT THE
- [SDR 99ZZZX2971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2971), Aug 9, 1999: ENGINE. FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE TO PICK UP PASSENGERS IN SARASOTA, FL PASSING THROUGH 41,000 FEET HEADING FOR 43,000 FEET, THE LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. PILOT'S DESCEND
- [SDR 96ZZZX4608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4608), Jul 23, 1996: CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN. PILOT FELT LOSS OF ELEVATOR AUTHORITY DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINTENANCE. THE RIGHT AFT ELEVA

## Other aircraft with N78MC

- [Cancelled 2022-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78MC-2022-06-15): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 4754, built 2019. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- [Cancelled 1980-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78MC-1980-05-08): Cessna T210M, S/N 21062217. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Don Tenney Aircraft Rebuilders Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DON%20TENNEY%20AIRCRAFT%20REBUILDERS%20INC), [Auburn, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Auburn)

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