Gates Lear Jet 35 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 25, 2026
There are 64 Gates Lear Jet 35 airframes on record (built 1973–1984), 16 currently registered. 4 have one or more NTSB accident records (4 records total). Data as of Jul 25, 2026.
Recent Gates Lear Jet 35 accidents
The flight crew’s inadequate preflight inspection of the nose landing gear strut, which resulted in the nosewheel not being aligned during retraction and the subsequent loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the nose landing gear strut due to inadequate pressure and excessive wear.
The captain's failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted crosswind takeoff on a contaminated runway.
The flightcrew’s inadvertent encounter with windshear during landing, which resulted in a loss of control.