Dassault FALCON 20
27 on the U.S. register across 4 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1966 to 1988; half of them date from 1979 or earlier. Michigan has the most (10). 96% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
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About the FALCON 20 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Business jets
- Power
- Turbofan, 2 engines
- Common engines
- Garrett Tfe731 Series (9), Airesearch Tfe731 Ser (5), Ge Cf700 Series (3)
- Fuel
- Jet A (88%), Electricity (12%)
- Seats
- 10 (up to 14 in some versions)
- Cruise speed
- about 400 mph
- Built of
- aluminium
- Makers on the register
- Dassault-Breguet, Dassault, Dassault Aviation
- Registered
- earliest certificate January 8, 1999; newest August 6, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 13 | 48% |
| Corporation | 12 | 44% |
| Government | 1 | 4% |
| Co-owned | 1 | 4% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALCON 20 | 22 | 1966 to 1988 | 81.5% |
| FALCON 20 F | 3 | 1971 to 1985 | 11.1% |
| FALCON 20G | 1 | 1981 | 3.7% |
| FALCON 20-F5 | 1 | 1984 | 3.7% |
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 25 | 93% |
| Renewal notice sent | 2 | 7% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 26 | 96% |
| Experimental | 1 | 4% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Royal Air Freight INC | 6 |
| Skyview LLC | 2 |
| Kalitta Charters LLC | 2 |
| Ifl Group INC | 2 |
| V1Vr LLC | 1 |
| Usvi Aircraft Leasing LLC | 1 |
| Usaf | 1 |
| Tx-1 Falcon LLC | 1 |
| Sierra American Corporation | 1 |
| Rplane INC | 1 |
| Pdii LLC | 1 |
| Ovation Jet Parts LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Royal Air Freight INC · Skyview LLC · Kalitta Charters LLC · Ifl Group INC · V1Vr LLC · Pdii LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 5 cases since 1982, 3 fatal
The 5 most recent of 5 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Dassault FALCON 20 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
27 as of November 12, 2026, counting 4 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Dassault FALCON 20s?
Michigan, with 10.
Who owns the Dassault FALCON 20?
96% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Dassault FALCON 20s on the register built?
Between 1966 and 1988; half of them in 1979 or earlier.
How many Dassault FALCON 20 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
5 accidents and incidents since 1982, 3 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Dassault FALCON 20 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Dassault FALCON 20 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 316 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 59 of them in the last ten years: about 24.3 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine.
Failure reports 316 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 6 |
| 96 | 16 |
| 97 | 15 |
| 98 | 15 |
| 99 | 15 |
| 00 | 26 |
| 01 | 9 |
| 02 | 20 |
| 03 | 12 |
| 04 | 15 |
| 05 | 8 |
| 06 | 10 |
| 07 | 3 |
| 08 | 14 |
| 09 | 11 |
| 10 | 12 |
| 11 | 8 |
| 12 | 6 |
| 13 | 11 |
| 14 | 6 |
| 15 | 10 |
| 16 | 9 |
| 17 | 9 |
| 18 | 6 |
| 19 | 18 |
| 21 | 6 |
| 22 | 1 |
| 23 | 10 |
| 24 | 2 |
| 25 | 4 |
| 26 | 3 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Engine | 19 |
| Skin | 15 |
| Line | 13 |
| Switch | 11 |
| Connector | 7 |
| Frame | 7 |
| Indicator | 7 |
| Fire Warning | 6 |
| Pump | 6 |
| Actuator | 5 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 524 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: moving map (160), inch lcd (87), channel wireless (31), dvd player (29), low profile (20), jet jukebox (17), bearing (14), mounting bracket (9), distribution amp (8), video control (7).
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the FALCON 20 links to the rest of the register
- Dassault 232 aircraft on the register
- Dassault FALCON 20 22 registered
- Dassault FALCON 20 F 3 registered
- Dassault FALCON 20-F5 1 registered
- Dassault FALCON 20G 1 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731 series 9 of these aircraft
- AiResearch (Honeywell) TFE731 series 5 of these aircraft
- General Electric CF700 series 3 of these aircraft
- Honeywell TFE-731-series 2 of these aircraft
- Honeywell TFE731-5BR-2C 1 of these aircraft
- Michigan 10 of these aircraft
- Delaware 6 of these aircraft
- Texas 2 of these aircraft
- U.S. Virgin Islands 1 of these aircraft
- Nevada 1 of these aircraft
- Royal Air Freight INC 6 of these aircraft
- Skyview LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Kalitta Charters LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Ifl Group INC 2 of these aircraft
- V1Vr LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the FALCON 20 5 cases since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the FALCON 20 316 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/dassault/falcon-20.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 27
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N470FJ | Dassault Aviation FALCON 20-F5 |
Usvi Aircraft Leasing LLC St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Standard | 2026-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N998BM | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N957CJ | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Ifl Group INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N579DN | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Pdii LLC Concord, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N378MG | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97TD | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Marklyn Jet Parts LLC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78MB | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
V1Vr LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N384PB | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Ovation Jet Parts LLC Smyrna, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47LP | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Kalitta Charters LLC Ypsilanti, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19TD | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Royal Air Freight INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 2021-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70PL | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Falcon 33 LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2020-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N313K | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Aloft Aviation LLC Hampton, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-02-26 | Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes |
| N920RA | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Royal Air Freight INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 2016-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N730RA | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Royal Air Freight INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 2015-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N780RA | Dassault FALCON 20 F |
Royal Air Freight INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 2014-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N376BL | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Skyview LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N378DB | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Skyview LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N760RA | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Royal Air Freight INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 2014-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N359BR | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Tx-1 Falcon LLC Addison, Texas |
Standard | 2013-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N650MG | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Falco Industries LLC Belle Chasse, Louisiana |
Standard | 2012-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N766RA | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Royal Air Freight INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 2012-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N404FZ | Dassault FALCON 20 F |
Bogey Bird II INC Jeffersonville, Indiana |
Standard | 2009-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N541FL | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Ifl Group INC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 2006-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N448TB | Dassault Aviation FALCON 20G |
Usaf Hanscom Afb, Massachusetts |
Experimental | 2006-03-08 | Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes |
| N998CK | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Kalitta Charters LLC Ypsilanti, Michigan |
Standard | 2003-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42WJ | Dassault FALCON 20 F |
Rplane INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 1999-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N314TW | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 |
Sierra American Corporation Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 1999-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |