Light jet

N501RS

2001 Learjet 31A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
223
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE-731-SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N501Rs Aircraft Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Carson City, NV
2001 Learjet 31A
Representative photo of a Learjet 31A. Not a photo of N501RS.
Registration record

N501RS on the FAA register

Type
2001 Learjet 31A
Serial
223
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE-731-SER
Registered owner
N501Rs Aircraft Inc Trustee
Carson City, NV
Certificate issued
2025-07-08
Airworthiness date
2001-03-06
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A63F2F
Mode S (octal)
51437457
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,252 nm
Cruise (type)
456 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$499,000 to $1,200,000
Middle half of 3 live Learjet 31A listings, 1991–1994 models (median $595,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N501RS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N501RS.
  • 2001-03-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N501RS

N501RS is a 2001 Learjet 31A, serial number 223. The FAA register lists N501Rs Aircraft Inc Trustee as the registrant in Carson City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 8, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Honeywell TFE-731-SER engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 456 knots and a range of about 1,252 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated March 6, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N501RS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
456 kt
Range
1,252 nm
Power / thrust (each)
3500
Fuel burn
259 gph

Published figures for the Learjet 31A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Learjet 31A specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-05-31 Accident · Wading River, NY Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC89LA141
Reported aircraft: Bell 206-L — a different aircraft that carried the N501RS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CONTROL THE RATE OF DESCENT WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A POWER LOSS DUE TO A COMPRESSOR FAILURE.

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.