# N997TD: 1972 Gates Lear Jet 24D, registration cancelled 2002-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gates Lear Jet 24D](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-24d) (registry code 5170311)
- Engine: [GE CJ610-5&6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-5-6) (registry code 30013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 247
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1982
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1999
- Last registry action: June 23, 2000
- Mode S code: ADEE51
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Cargo Express Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CARGO%20EXPRESS%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Wayne, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Fort%20Wayne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9997° N, 85.2183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46809, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N997TD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=997TD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N997TD-2002-06-25

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 24D: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-24d.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 FTW02FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA048), Dec 11, 2001: Gates Learjet 24D (N997TD), Sierra Blanca, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: loss of control during descent for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20011210033779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011210033779A), Dec 10, 2001: Lear 24D (N997TD), Sierra Blanco, TX, No damage, 2 fatal. (.19) On December 10, 2001, approximately 1821 mountain standard time (MST), a gates Learjet corp. 24D, N997TD, operating as turbodog 36, was destroyed when it…

## Other aircraft with N997TD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N997TD): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 2328, built 2016

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