Light jet

N217CK

1978 Learjet 35

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
217
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kalitta Charters LLC (LLC)
Based
Ypsilanti, MI
1978 Learjet 35
Representative photo of a Learjet 35. Not a photo of N217CK.
Registration record

N217CK on the FAA register

Type
1978 Learjet 35 (FAA: Learjet 35A)
Serial
217
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Kalitta Charters LLC
Ypsilanti, MI
Certificate issued
2015-03-04
Airworthiness date
1978-12-09
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A1D3BF
Mode S (octal)
50351677
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,125 nm
Cruise (type)
436 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-03-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N217CK.
  • 1978-12-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N217CK

N217CK is a 1978 Learjet 35 (FAA model 35A), serial number 217. The FAA register lists Kalitta Charters LLC as the registrant in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 4, 2015 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 436 knots and a range of about 2,125 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 9, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N217CK.

Cruise
436 kt
Range
2,125 nm
Landing over 50 ft
4,333 ft
Fuel burn
248 gph

Published figures for the Learjet 35 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N217CK.

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.