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A Learjet 35, the same model family as N351AS
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of November 12, 2026
N351AS

Gates Learjet Corp. 35A

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesMichigan
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N351AS is a Gates Learjet Corp. 35A, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with turbofan engines, built in 1977. It has 10 seats. It is registered to Royal Air Freight INC, a corporation in Waterford, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 26, 2010 and expires on December 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for transport, dated October 11, 1977.

Listed on the FAA charter and air-taxi certificate of Royal Air Freight, Inc., so it can be flown for hire.

Where is it now Last seen Wednesday at 8:42 pm.

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Aircraft

Maker
Gates Learjet Corp.
Model
35A · all 35As and related versions
Built of
aluminium
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Learjet 35 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
146
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engineFAA type of aircraft code 5 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
TurbofanFAA type of engine code 5 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 2 motors · Garrett TFE731 SERIES · 3,500 lb thrust
Fuel
Jet A
Seats
10
Year built
1977
Cruising speed
400 mph
Transponder code
A3E895 (octal 50764225)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
July 26, 2010
Expires
December 31, 2027
Last FAA action
April 7, 2023
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · TransportFAA certificate purpose code T (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · October 11, 1977
FAA region
Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00753365

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Royal Air Freight INC
Type
CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
2141 Airport Rd
Waterford, MI 48327-1207
Charter N351AS with Royal Air Freight, Inc.:
Call +1 248 886 9309Website

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

—Boeing 747SP-27 · B

Connections how N351AS links to the rest of the register

Design
Flies for
Engine
Owner
Place
  • Waterford, MI 168 aircraft registered in this town
  • Michigan 7,236 aircraft registered
Record
Airworthiness
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The public federal record on N351AS, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Royal Air Freight INC, a corporation, certificate issued July 26, 2010, expires December 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for transport, dated October 11, 1977, consistent with the 1977 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 146 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N351AS was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Boeing 747SP-27 (serial 21785, cancelled date not given). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N351AS: Accident on February 21, 2008 at Aniak, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

NTSB records 1

ANC08LA035Accident on February 21, 2008 at Aniak, AK: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Learjet 35A · operated under 091

The captain's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing flare/touchdown. Contributing to the accident were a crosswind and windshear.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 12, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 12, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data