Midsize jet

N59CJ

1986 Dassault Falcon 50

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
159
Class
Midsize jet
Engines
3 × Honeywell TFE731-3
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Optical Air Data Systems LLC (LLC)
Based
Manassas, VA
Registration record

N59CJ on the FAA register

Type
1986 Dassault Falcon 50
Serial
159
Engines
3 × Honeywell TFE731-3
Registered owner
Optical Air Data Systems LLC
Manassas, VA
Certificate issued
2021-11-19
Airworthiness date
2019-12-13
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A79B49
Mode S (octal)
51715511
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
3,500 nm
Cruise (type)
468 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N59CJ.
  • 2019-12-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1986
    Manufactured (1986).
Overview

About N59CJ

N59CJ is a 1986 Dassault Falcon 50, serial number 159. The FAA register lists Optical Air Data Systems LLC as the registrant in Manassas, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a midsize jet, three Honeywell TFE731-3 engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 468 knots and a range of about 3,500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 13, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N59CJ.

Cruise
468 kt
Range
3,500 nm
Power / thrust (each)
3230
Takeoff over 50 ft
4,615 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,750 ft
Fuel burn
340 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N59CJ.

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.