Tail record, Beechcraft BeechJet 400, United States register
Flown about as much as most BeechJet 400s: inside the middle half of its type.
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Busier than 60% of BeechJet 400s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
116
in the twelve months, about 10 a month
Busiest BeechJet 400s
113th
of 282 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈136
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked BeechJet 400
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N461SJ flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 2 of 12 months. Its busiest month was May 2026, with 18 flights.
Its busiest month was May 2026, with 18 flights, and its quietest September 2025, with 1. The record has 58 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 282 tracked BeechJet 400s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N461SJ.
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. 60th percentile
9.0middle BeechJet 400 6.4
Days flown a month64th percentile
6.1 dmiddle BeechJet 400 4.2 d
Estimated hours a year60th percentile
≈126 hrmiddle BeechJet 400 ≈96 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of BeechJet 400s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked BeechJet 400, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N461SJ sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
Chapter 1
Hours per landing, middle BeechJet 400: 1.2 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N461SJ sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Salt air, middle BeechJet 400: 1%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
N461SJ sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
Not graded: not enough data.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N461SJ: how this Beechcraft BeechJet 400 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n461sj
About 136 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 116 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N461SJ made 116 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 10 a month, and flew on about 6 days in each month it flew.
None of its 116 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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