# N79SF: 1978 Gates Lear Jet 36A, registration cancelled 2014-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gates Lear Jet 36A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-36a) (registry code 5170603)
- 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: 041
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1988
- Last registry action: March 16, 1991
- Mode S code: AAB742
- Owner when cancelled: [Phoenix Air Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHOENIX%20AIR%20GROUP%20INC)
- Location: [Marietta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Marietta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0065° N, 84.4730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30062, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79SF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79SF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79SF-2014-12-22

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 36A: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-36a.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 FTW88MA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88MA047), Jan 8, 1988: Gates Learjet 36A (N79SF), Monroe, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19880108000359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880108000359A), Jan 8, 1988: Lear 36A (N79SF), Monroe, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Collided with terrain on a ILS night approach. High speed and high descent rate. Had nose up and wing down atitude.
- [Incident 19880103006329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880103006329I), Jan 3, 1988: Lear 36A (N79SF), Honolulu, HI. Total fuel exhaustion due to headwinds. Executed dead stick landing on runway. Flight was non stop from California.

## Other aircraft with N79SF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79SF): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881378

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