# N979RD: 1982 Gates Learjet 55, registration cancelled 2016-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 2016
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 55](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55) (registry code 5170702)
- 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: 025
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1982
- Certificate issued: March 29, 2012
- Last registry action: October 24, 2014
- Mode S code: ADA68F
- Owner when cancelled: [Lear Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEAR%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979RD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=979RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979RD-2016-03-08

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 55: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55.md

## Other aircraft with N979RD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N979RD): Hylio HYL-300, S/N 17906130286

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