Tail record, Eclipse 550, United States register

N263CA: how this Eclipse 550 is flown

10 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, on about 2 days a month and an estimated 6 hours in the air.

Figures are for the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026; named aircraft are shown a week behind. Grades compare its record since 1 Jan 2025 with every tracked 550.

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How N263CA compares.

10 tracked flights in the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026.

Tracked flights

10

in the twelve months, about 1 a month

Days flown a month

1.6

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈6

in the twelve months, from time in the air

02

Month by month.

Its busiest month was July 2026, with 4 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was July 2026, with 4 flights. It did not fly in August 2025. The record has 7 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 1 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N263CA, the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026. Flight counts only: airports and exact dates are left out of this page.

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The free chapter.

Each measure against all 114 tracked 550s. The shaded band is the middle half; the gold dot is N263CA.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Not graded

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for N263CA: too few of its flights were tracked to count its use fairly, in the full report too. So its free chapter here is Fatigue, which doesn’t depend on catching every flight.

Not compared: no percentile for this aircraft yet.

  • Hours per landingLead measure. Not compared: no percentile for this aircraft yet.

    0.6 : 1Not compared

  • Short hopsNot compared: no percentile for this aircraft yet.

    100%Not compared

  • Leg lengthExplains the hours per landing; not graded twice.

    84 nmContext, not graded

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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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether N263CA sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle 550: 0%

Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.

Not graded: not enough data.

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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle 550: 0%

Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.

Not graded: not enough data.

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Chapter 4

Utilization

Flights a month, middle 550: 3.1

Also graded: days flown a month and estimated hours a year.

Not graded: too few of its flights were tracked.

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The full report on N263CA.

All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.

TailCheck report

N263CA, Eclipse 550

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  • All four chapters, graded
  • The one thing to ask, with records to request
  • Every flight since January 2025, leg by leg
  • Its weekly and seasonal rhythm
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Questions about N263CA.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N263CA: how this Eclipse 550 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n263ca

How many hours does N263CA fly a year?

About 6 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 10 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N263CA flown?

N263CA made 10 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 1 a month, and flew on about 2 days in each month it flew.

Does N263CA fly internationally?

6 of its 10 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 60%, crossed a border.

When did N263CA last fly?

It was last tracked in July 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.

Why don’t you show which airports N263CA uses?

We leave out airports, bases and exact dates on purpose. We show how an aircraft has been used, not where it goes.

What’s in the full TailCheck report for N263CA?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked 550s, plus the operational summary and operating rhythm, as a PDF, CSV and share link. It costs $395, or $995 a month for unlimited reports and Spotlight.

Method: flight data, every count a minimum. Estimated hours from time in the air. About our data

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