Light jet

N143LJ

Learjet 55

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
143
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE-731-SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bchjet3 LLC (LLC)
Based
Greer, SC
 Learjet 55
Representative photo of a Learjet 55. Not a photo of N143LJ.
Registration record

N143LJ on the FAA register

Type
Learjet 55 (FAA: Learjet 55C)
Serial
143
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE-731-SER
Registered owner
Bchjet3 LLC
Greer, SC
Certificate issued
2022-10-01
Airworthiness date
2012-11-20
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0AED8
Mode S (octal)
50127330
Seats (type)
13
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,244 nm
Cruise (type)
420 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$596,000 to $831,000
Middle half of 4 live Learjet 55 listings, 1982–1984 models (median $649,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N143LJ.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N143LJ.
  • 2012-11-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N143LJ

N143LJ is a Learjet 55 (FAA model 55C), serial number 143. The FAA register lists Bchjet3 LLC as the registrant in Greer, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 1, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Honeywell TFE-731-SER engines and 13 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 420 knots and a range of about 2,244 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated November 20, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N143LJ.

Cruise
420 kt
Range
2,244 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
5,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,800 ft
Fuel burn
238 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N143LJ.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.