Tail record, Eclipse 550, United States register
Flown about as much as most 550s: inside the middle half of its type.
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Busier than 58% of 550s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
18
in the twelve months, about 2 a month
Busiest 550s
48th
of 114 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈18
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked 550
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N179TD flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 1 of 12 months. Its busiest month was March 2026, with 9 flights.
Its busiest month was March 2026, with 9 flights. It did not fly in August 2025. The record has 11 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 114 tracked 550s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N179TD.
Chapter 4
Typical for its type
How hard has it been used?
Used at about the rate of most of the fleet, so its maintenance intervals have been used up at a normal pace.
Flights a monthLead measure. 58th percentile
3.4middle 550 3.1
Days flown a month56th percentile
2.6 dmiddle 550 2.5 d
Estimated hours a year45th percentile
≈48 hrmiddle 550 ≈50 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of 550s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked 550, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N179TD sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle 550: 1.2 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N179TD sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Salt air, middle 550: 0%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
N179TD sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Short runways, middle 550: 0%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N179TD sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N179TD: how this Eclipse 550 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n179td
About 18 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 18 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N179TD made 18 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 2 a month, and flew on about 2 days in each month it flew.
None of its 18 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.
It was last tracked in July 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.
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