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N81RA

GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A · 1982 · Valid

N81RA is a GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A (year 1982), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-07-12. Owner type: entity. No NTSB accident or incident matches this tail in our snapshot. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.

Snapshot date: 2026-07-12 · Source: registry.faa.gov

Registration

Status
Valid
Serial number
472
Issued
—
Expires
—
Type aircraft
Fixed wing single-engine
State
MI

Registered owner

ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC

WATERFORD, MI

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentROYAL AIR FREIGHT INCsince —
  • Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history(0 matches)

No NTSB CAROL record matches N81RA in our snapshot. The official NTSB search may show later filings. Open NTSB CAROL.

Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)

AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N81RA.

Type certificate

GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the GATES LEARJET CORP. family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.

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