Midsize jet

N78MB

1977 Dassault Falcon 20

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
363
Class
Midsize jet
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE731-2B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
V1Vr LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N78MB on the FAA register

Type
1977 Dassault Falcon 20
Serial
363
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE731-2B
Registered owner
V1Vr LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-02-05
Airworthiness date
2012-03-09
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AA8F42
Mode S (octal)
52507502
Seats (type)
10
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

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N78MB to the current registrant.
  • 2012-03-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2007-08-22
    N78MB previously assigned to a Beechcraft Sierra C-24-R / C24R Sierra (s/n MC-645); cancelled.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N78MB

N78MB is a 1977 Dassault Falcon 20, serial number 363. The FAA register lists V1Vr LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 5, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a midsize jet, two Honeywell TFE731-2B engines and 10 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 March 9, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78MB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-07-11 Accident · Virginia Beach, VA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · DFW06FA180
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C24R — a different aircraft that carried the N78MB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin while maneuvering at a low altitude. Contributing was the pilot's diverted attention to an open door.

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.