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Illustration of a Dassault Falcon 20-C5. Not a photo of N179CJ.
Illustration of the Dassault Falcon 20-C5, not a photo of N179CJ.

N179CJ 1969 Dassault Falcon 20-C5

Serial number 176. Registered to IAL Corp, Wilmington, DE, US.

  • 1969Built
  • 2,200 nmRange
  • 436 ktCruise
  • 42,000 ftCeiling

INSIDE

The Dassault Falcon 20-C5 cabin.

Illustrations of a typical Dassault Falcon 20-C5 cabin, not N179CJ’s. Every aircraft’s completion differs.

Warm sunlight illuminates cream leather club seats and wood veneer in the low, rounded Falcon 20 cabin, viewed aft along the central aisle.
A typical Dassault Falcon 20-C5 cabin.
Top-down view of a Dassault Falcon 20-C5 cabin. Typical 8-passenger layout: two four-seat clubs, forward galley, aft lavatory and baggage.
Typical 8-passenger layout: two four-seat clubs, forward galley, aft lavatory and baggage.

RADAR ESTIMATE

What N179CJ is worth, and where it’s heading.

Radar's value model doesn't cover the Dassault Falcon 20-C5 on its own yet, so this borrows the Cessna Citation XLS+ curve, scales it to N179CJ's listing-based estimate and widens the range to match. An estimate, not an appraisal.

N179CJ · On program · wider range

$2.1M

$1.5M$2.7M
In 2031
$1.5M
Value kept
70%
Per year
−6.9%
Program effect
$120.9K
Confidence
Low

5-year projection

The Cessna Citation XLS+ curve, scaled to this Dassault Falcon 20-C5

$1M$1.5M$2M$2.5MNow20272028202920302031On program $1.5MOff program $1.3M
Engine program
Horizon
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SPECIFICATIONS

Dassault Falcon 20-C5 specs

Published figures for the type, from public sources. A given aircraft varies with its completion, weight and mods.

Model
Dassault Falcon 20-C5
Year
1969
Serial number
176
Engines
2 × Honeywell TFE731-5AR
Thrust
4,500 lbf each
Range
2,200 nm
Cruise
436 ktas
Ceiling
42,000 ft
Fuel capacity
1,321 US gal
ICAO type
FA20

THE AIRCRAFT’S LIFE

N179CJ, from delivery to today.

Registration events from FAA records, compiled November 2025. Maintenance, damage and component history live in the logbooks, not the registry.

  1. Private owner

    FAA registry

  2. IAL Corp

    U.S. registration record shows N-number cancelled/exported on or about this date.

    FAA registry

  3. Dodson International Parts, Inc.

    Photographic/spotter accounts report the airframe moved to Kansas area and was cannibalized for parts.

    FAA registry

FAA REGISTRATION

Registration details

Registration
N179CJ
Aircraft category
Fixed-wing multi-engine
Weight class
Over 20,000lbs

From FAA registry data as of November 2025. Check the FAA registry for the current record.

OWNERSHIP

Registered owner

IAL Corp

Corporation · Wilmington, DE, US

EQUIPMENT AND HISTORY

As reported in public sources

Avionics
Collins Pro Line (various retrofit levels reported)
Cabin
Typical corporate executive layout (forward galley, enclosed aft lav common to the model)
Reported incidents
Reported removed from service and cannibalized for parts after 2016; no major accident record noted in the referenced spotter/photography sources.

Listings and registries are not the logbooks. A pre-buy confirms equipment, program status and damage history from the records themselves.

RESEARCH NOTES

About N179CJ

Compiled with AI assistance from the public sources listed below, November 2025. Not checked against the aircraft's logbooks.

Overview

This article describes a single airframe, N179CJ, a Dassault-built business jet delivered in 1969 with serial number 176. The airframe is a Dassault Falcon 20-C5 manufactured by Dassault Aviation and is registered in the US. Ownership is recorded to IAL Corp, a corporation based in Wilmington, DE, US, which serves as the operator/home base for the aircraft.

Operations & Cabin

The cabin of N179CJ follows the typical corporate executive layout for the Falcon 20 series, featuring a forward galley and an enclosed aft lavatory common to the model. Avionics aboard the airframe are reported as Collins Pro Line, with various retrofit levels reported across the fleet, specific installation level for this airframe is recorded as retrofit-capable under the Collins Pro Line family. Typical mission profiles for this airframe type and configuration include short- to medium-range corporate transport and charter work within the aircraft’s roughly 2,200 nm range and cruise speed near 436 kts, operating from its owner/operator base in Wilmington, DE, US. Maintenance considerations reflect the airframe’s vintage (built in 1969) and the presence of modernized engines and avionics upgrades, which inform residual value and operational readiness.

Model & Market Context

The Dassault Falcon 20-C5 occupies a performance niche as a light-to-medium corporate jet upgraded with more efficient turbofan powerplants such as the Honeywell TFE731-5AR producing 4,500 lbf each, yielding higher cruise speeds and improved fuel efficiency over original engines. In the aftermarket, the Falcon 20 family competes with contemporaries that offer similar range and mission flexibility; buyer and charter demand tends to prioritize avionics retrofits and engines with common-support agreements.

MOVEMENTS

Last reported flights

DateFromTo
CYYZ Toronto Pearson International Airport KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport KOWI Ottawa Municipal Airport

Public ADS-B and spotter reports up to November 2025. Not a live track.

SOURCES

Where this page comes from

Built from FAA registry records, manufacturer specifications, and public flight-tracking and market data, compiled November 2025. Values come from Radar’s aircraft value model. Owners and operators can ask for a correction or removal.

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