# N888FA: 1972 Gates Lear Jet 24D, registration cancelled 2021-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gates Lear Jet 24D](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-24d) (registry code 5170311)
- 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: 257
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1988
- Certificate issued: April 18, 2012
- Last registry action: March 15, 2018
- Mode S code: AC3C0B
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern Illinois University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20ILLINOIS%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [Carbondale, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Carbondale)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7408° N, 89.2090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62901, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888FA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888FA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888FA-2021-07-31

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 Lear Jet 24D: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-24d.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZX3580](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3580), May 30, 1995: ENGINE. FLAME-OUT. AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 45,000 FEET, ABOUT 1.5 HOURS INTO FLIGHT, BOTH ENGINES FLAMED OUT AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME. THE FIRST INDICATION WAS A SLIGHT BUMP, THEN T
- [SDR 95ZZZX3579](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3579), May 30, 1995: ENGINE. FLAME-OUT. AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 45,000 FEET, ABOUT 1.5 HOURS INTO FLIGHT, BOTH ENGINES FLAMED OUT AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME. THE FIRST INDICATION WAS A SLIGHT BUMP, THEN T

## 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.

- [Incident 20050323003139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050323003139I), Mar 23, 2005: Lear 24D (N888FA), Brigham City, UT. (-23) On landing the airplane appeared to have hydroplaned and went off runway at Brigham City, UT (bmc) rwy 34. No injuries to crew, no damage to acft except…
- [Incident 20031117032239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031117032239I), Nov 17, 2003: Lear 24D (N888FA), Tulsa, OK. (-23) N888FA, a Lear 24D, departed salt lake city at 508 mountain time, and had received a weather briefing from cedar city flight service. The pilot checked…

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