Large jet

N780RA

1971 Dassault Falcon 20 F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
256
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Alliedsign TFE731-5BR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Royal Air Freight Inc (Corporation)
Based
Waterford, MI
Registration record

N780RA on the FAA register

Type
1971 Dassault Falcon 20 F
Serial
256
Engines
2 × Alliedsign TFE731-5BR
Registered owner
Royal Air Freight Inc
Waterford, MI
Certificate issued
2014-10-28
Airworthiness date
1999-07-15
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AA91FE
Mode S (octal)
52510776
Seats (type)
14
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
3,000 nm
Cruise (type)
479 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N780RA.
  • 1999-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N780RA

N780RA is a 1971 Dassault Falcon 20 F, serial number 256. The FAA register lists Royal Air Freight Inc as the registrant in Waterford, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a large jet, two Alliedsign TFE731-5BR engines and 14 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 479 knots and a range of about 3,000 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated July 15, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N780RA.

Cruise
479 kt
Range
3,000 nm
Power / thrust (each)
3230
Takeoff over 50 ft
4,615 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,750 ft
Fuel burn
272 gph

Published figures for the Dassault Falcon 20 F 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 N780RA.

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.