Light jet

N68LU

1968 Learjet 24

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
163
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Ge CJ610-SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lewis University (Corporation)
Based
Romeoville, IL
Registration record

N68LU on the FAA register

Type
1968 Learjet 24
Serial
163
Engines
2 × Ge CJ610-SER
Registered owner
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Certificate issued
1986-08-21
Airworthiness date
1968-04-02
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A901EB
Mode S (octal)
52200753
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,100 nm
Cruise (type)
439 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1986-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N68LU.
  • 1968-04-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N68LU

N68LU is a 1968 Learjet 24, serial number 163. The FAA register lists Lewis University as the registrant in Romeoville, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 1986 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Ge CJ610-SER engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 439 knots and a range of about 1,100 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated April 2, 1968.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N68LU.

Cruise
439 kt
Range
1,100 nm
Landing over 50 ft
5,333 ft
Fuel burn
249 gph

Published figures for the Learjet 24 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 N68LU.

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.