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Tail record, Dassault Falcon 900, United States register

N986DP: how this Dassault Falcon 900 is flown

A Falcon 900 on long legs: fewer landings for its hours than three quarters of its type.

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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 Falcon 900.

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How N986DP compares.

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

Tracked flights

25

in the twelve months, about 2 a month

Days flown a month

2.0

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈44

in the twelve months, from time in the air

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Month by month.

Its busiest month was December 2025, with 5 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was December 2025, with 5 flights. It did not fly in August 2025. The record has 16 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N986DP, 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 452 tracked Falcon 900s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N986DP.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Gentler than its type

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for N986DP: 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.

More hours for each landing, so fewer pressurization cycles for its time in the air.

  • Hours per landingLead measure. 84th percentile

    2.3 : 1middle Falcon 900 1.7 : 1

  • Short hops63rd percentile

    39%middle Falcon 900 33%

  • Leg length78th percentile

    697 nmmiddle Falcon 900 499 nm

How its legs split

Share of N986DP’s legs by length, nm, in the twelve months

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Falcon 900s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Falcon 900, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether N986DP sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle Falcon 900: 2%

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 Falcon 900: 22%

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

N986DP 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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Chapter 4

Utilization

Flights a month, middle Falcon 900: 4.8

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 N986DP.

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

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N986DP, Dassault Falcon 900

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  • Every flight since January 2025, leg by leg
  • Its weekly and seasonal rhythm
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Questions about N986DP.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N986DP: how this Dassault Falcon 900 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n986dp

How many hours does N986DP fly a year?

About 44 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 25 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N986DP flown?

N986DP made 25 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.

Does N986DP fly internationally?

2 of its 25 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 8%, crossed a border.

When did N986DP 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 N986DP 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 N986DP?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Falcon 900s, 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.

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