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N229CK1970 Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB events (substantial damage at worst, latest Apr 2025)1 AD may apply10 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Dec 31, 2029
Based in
Ypsilanti, MI
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2003
NTSB events
2
substantial, 2025
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
10
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Kalitta Charters LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Ypsilanti, MI
Certificate issued
Feb 11, 2003
Expires
Dec 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Aug 4, 1972

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Dassault/Sud
Model
FAN JET FALCON SER D
Year
1970
Serial number
229
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
14
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Mode S code
A202AC

Engine

Make and model
Ge Cf700 Series
Type
Turbo-jet
Power
4,200 lb thrust

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2003 – nowKalitta Charters LLCYpsilanti, MI · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (2)

Accident · substantial damage

Apr 15, 2025 · Mount Airy, MD

On April 15, 2025, about 0800 eastern daylight time, a Dassault/Sud Fan Jet Falcon Series D, N229CK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Mount Airy, Maryland. The airline transport pilot and commercial copilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The operator reported that during the…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
ERA25LA305

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA25LA305)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2000-01-09GE Aircraft Engines CJ610 Series Turbojet Engines and CF700 Turbofan EnginesFeb 11, 2000Engine (CF700 SERIES)Serial numbers per Appendix 1 of the AD. Only with: Engines with rotating parts listed by P/N and SN in Appendix 1 installed.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (10)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Nacelles and pylons · cowl door · inflt separationApr 15, 2025

    DURING CRUISE, RIGHT ENGINE UPPER AND LOWER RIGHT COWLING DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. 'THIS IS A RE-SUBMISSION DUE TO MISSING REGISTRATION NUMBER NOT LISTED IN 1. (C).

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · terminal · shortedDec 21, 2023

    PILOT EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN COCKPIT DURING APPROACH INTO KBKV AIRPORT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY. SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS COMING FROM OVERHEAD PANEL ABOVE CAPTAIN'S SEAT. NO CAUSE OR CORRECTIVE ACTION AT THIS TIME, MECHANIC DISPATCHED TO LOCATION FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR. MAINTENANCE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · frame · crackedApr 8, 2019

    DURING AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION REQUIRED PER FAA AD 2017-10-01, CRACKS WHERE FOUND IN THE BENDS BETWEEN THE VERTICAL FRAME AND FRAME FLANGE ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF FRAME 33. BOTH CRACKS ARE LOCATED BETWEEN STRINGERS 5L AND 6L AND STRINGERS 5R AND 6R. CRACKS TO BE REPAIRED PER DASSAULT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Electrical power · relay · inoperativeAug 27, 2018

    LOSS OF AUX BUSS ELECTRICAL POWER. LANDING GEAR EXTENDED USING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. FOUND AUX BUSS RELAY, 9-P, FAILED OPEN RESULTING IN AUX BUSS POWER LOSS. REPLACED THE RELAY, PERFORMED RETRACTION AND SYSTEMS CHECKS IAW THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · door frame · crackedDec 13, 2017

    CRACKS FOUND IN CARGO DOOR LOWER FORWARD AND AFT FORMERS AT FRAME 11. THE FOLLOWING DAMAGED FORMERS REPLACED WITH NEW: P/N 17219-5105-1 FORMER 1-EA. P/N 17219-5105-2 FORMER 1-EA. ALL WORK DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AVCON INDUSTRIES INC. CARGO DOOR MAINTENANCE MANUAL, APPLICABLE LITTLE ROCK AIRMOTIVE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · skin · corrodedDec 15, 2016

    SKIN CORROSION FOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FORWARD FUSELAGE BETWEEN FUSELAGE FRAMES 7 AND 9, AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 19 - 22R DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. CORRODE MATERIAL REMOVED AND AN EXTERNAL SKIN PATCH INSTALLED RD 16-09 REV. A.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine · engine · flamed outDec 1, 2015

    THE CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE CLIMBING TO THEIR CLEARED ALTITUDE, THE RT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ATC CLEARED THEM TO DESCEND FOR RELIGHT. WITH THE ENGINE RE-STARTED, THEY DIDN’T NOTICE ANY OPERATING ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE AND CLIMBED BACK TO THEIR CLEARED ALTITUDE AND…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fuselage · window frame · crackedAug 1, 2013

    RT REAR WINDOW GLASS PANEL FRAME FOUND CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS DURING INSPECTION. THE WINDOW FRAME WILL BE REPLACED.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Fire protection · fire detector · false activationNov 30, 2011

    AFTER DEPARTURE FROM KDOV, THE TOWER ADVISED THE CREW THAT THEY WERE TRAILING SMOKE. SOON AFTER, THE CARGO FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KDOV. THE TRAILING SMOKE IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN WATER VAPORS DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT SITTING IN THE RAIN SEVERAL DAYS. THE SMOKE DETECT LIGHT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Doors · former · crackedJul 18, 2011

    DURING A SCHEDULED X-RAY INSPECTION AND SUBSEQUENT VISUAL OF THE CARGO DOOR STRUCTURE A CRACK WAS REVEALED IN TWO LOWER FORMERS AT BULKHEAD NR 10. THE CRACKED FORMERS WERE REPACKED. FAA FORM 337 WAS COMPLETED FOR THIS REPAIR.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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