Large jet

N1280A

2008 Dassault Falcon 900DX

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
221
Class
Large jet
Engines
3 × Honeywell TFE731-60-1C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thrasher Sky LLC (LLC)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N1280A on the FAA register

Type
2008 Dassault Falcon 900DX (FAA: Dassault FALCON 900EX)
Serial
221
Engines
3 × Honeywell TFE731-60-1C
Registered owner
Thrasher Sky LLC
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2025-09-04
Airworthiness date
2008-11-21
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A073C3
Mode S (octal)
50071703
Seats (type)
21
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
4,057 nm
Cruise (type)
474 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N1280A to the current registrant.
  • 2008-11-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1998-01-27
    N1280A previously assigned to a Cessna Citation Jet / CitationJet / Citation CJ1 (s/n 5250177); cancelled.
  • 1955-11-25
    N1280A previously assigned to a Piper PA-18 (s/n 18-1084); cancelled.
Overview

About N1280A

N1280A is a 2008 Dassault Falcon 900DX (FAA model FALCON 900EX), serial number 221. The FAA register lists Thrasher Sky LLC as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 4, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a large jet, three Honeywell TFE731-60-1C engines and 21 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 474 knots and a range of about 4,057 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated November 21, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1280A.

Cruise
474 kt
Range
4,057 nm
Fuel burn
298 gph

Published figures for the Dassault Falcon 900DX 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 N1280A.

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.