Light jet

N551RA

1982 Learjet 55

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
076
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE731-3AR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Royal Air Freight Inc (Corporation)
Based
Waterford, MI
1982 Learjet 55
Representative photo of a Learjet 55. Not a photo of N551RA.
Registration record

N551RA on the FAA register

Type
1982 Learjet 55
Serial
076
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE731-3AR
Registered owner
Royal Air Freight Inc
Waterford, MI
Certificate issued
2014-04-22
Airworthiness date
2014-05-08
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A7049A
Mode S (octal)
51602232
Seats (type)
13
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,244 nm
Cruise (type)
420 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$596,000 to $831,000
Middle half of 4 live Learjet 55 listings, 1982–1984 models (median $649,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N551RA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2014-04-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N551RA.
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
Overview

About N551RA

N551RA is a 1982 Learjet 55, serial number 076. The FAA register lists Royal Air Freight Inc as the registrant in Waterford, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 22, 2014 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Honeywell TFE731-3AR engines and 13 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 420 knots and a range of about 2,244 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 8, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N551RA.

Cruise
420 kt
Range
2,244 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
5,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,800 ft
Fuel burn
238 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N551RA.

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.