N249HP - 1975 Gates Lear Jet 24D Aircraft Registration

N249HP is a 1975 Gates Lear Jet 24D, a twin-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to Nsm Recycling INC in Bakersfield, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 28, 1975. The registration certificate was issued on February 15, 2022. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2029. Powered by a Ge CJ610-SER engine producing 2700 horsepower, N249HP is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A2522B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N249HP was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 35.4336, -119.0570 on July 23, 2025. The FAA registry record for N249HP was last updated on September 12, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Learjet 24, a pioneering business jet that established the executive aviation market, became the first business aircraft certified under FAR-25 transport category standards. First flown on January 24, 1966, it was a low-wing twin-engine turbojet that could seat six to eight occupants in executive configuration. Spanning a production run from 1966 to 1977, this 13,500-pound aircraft achieved remarkable performance including a celebrated around-the-world flight in under 51 hours. The aircraft was manufactured by Learjet Corporation, later Gates Learjet Corporation. AviatorDB tracks 67 Gates Lear Jet aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is LJ24.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N249HP. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.