Light jet

N61RA

1987 Learjet 35

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
630
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Garrett TFE731 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Royal Air Freight Inc (Corporation)
Based
Waterford, MI
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1987 Learjet 35
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Registration record

N61RA on the FAA register

Type
1987 Learjet 35 (FAA: Learjet 35A)
Serial
630
Engines
2 × Garrett TFE731 series
Registered owner
Royal Air Freight Inc
Waterford, MI
Certificate issued
2021-03-12
Airworthiness date
1999-07-27
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A7EDDD
Mode S (octal)
51766735
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).
  • 2021-03-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N61RA to the current registrant.
  • 2015-07-06
    N61RA previously assigned to a Homebuilt SHA-SH2 Glasair (s/n 761); cancelled.
  • 1999-07-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
Overview

About N61RA

N61RA is a 1987 Learjet 35 (FAA model 35A), serial number 630. The FAA register lists Royal Air Freight Inc as the registrant in Waterford, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 12, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Garrett TFE731 series 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 July 27, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N61RA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2013-03-12 Accident · Spanish Fork, UT Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR13LA147
Reported aircraft: Franklin Glasair II — a different aircraft that carried the N61RA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which likely resulted from air being introduced into the fuel system through the worn shaft of an electric fuel boost pump.

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.