# N959SC: Learjet 23, registration cancelled 2013-06-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Learjet 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-23) (registry code 5170102)
- Engine: [GE CJ610-SER series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (registry code 30006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A5CE), [TCDS 1E16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 045A
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 13, 1983
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1984
- Last registry action: June 3, 1994
- Mode S code: AD57A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Bard Air Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARD%20AIR%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3979° N, 82.9954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48213, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959SC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=959SC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959SC-2013-06-11

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 Learjet 23: https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-23.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 CHI91MA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91MA224), Jul 23, 1991: Learjet 23 (N959SC), Detroit, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHILE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING, AND HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT ATTAINED SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR LIFT-OFF…

## 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 19910722029029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910722029029A), Jul 22, 1991: Lear 23LEAR (N959SC), Detroit, MI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Over gross and parking brake not fully released. Used all runway. Lifted nose high. Hit trees. Needed longer runway

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