Cessna 501 (Citation-I/SP design)

Radar's rough range is about $610K to $2M for a 1985 and $610K to $2M for a 1977. From Radar's listing-based estimates for business jets of similar engine thrust and age. These are rough ranges, not appraisals: hours, engines, damage history, equipment and the logbooks move the price of any one aircraft.

What moves the price of any one Cessna 501 (Citation-I/SP design): total time and engine time, engine program enrollment, damage history, avionics and equipment, and complete logbooks. Build year sets the baseline shown on this page; a Cessna 501 (Citation-I/SP design) with high hours, an engine near overhaul or gaps in its records sells below it, and one with low time, recent inspections and full records above it.

Radar does not list aircraft for sale. It tracks all 155 US-registered Cessna 501 (Citation-I/SP design)s by tail number, each with its registration record and a value estimate, so you can check a listing against the value of its build year and look up the aircraft's own history before you call.

155 Cessna 501 (Citation-I/SP design)s are on the US civil aircraft register (FAA file of October 2026), built 1977 to 1985. Aircraft registered in other countries are not counted. Radar has a page for each US registration.

The Cessna 501 (Citation-I/SP design) is certified to 41,000 feet. Heavy aircraft climb there in steps as they burn fuel.

Of the 155 US-registered Cessna 501 (Citation-I/SP design)s, 136 (88%) are registered to companies, trusts and other entities and 19 to individuals. Radar names entity owners only; individuals are shown as privately registered. The most common states of registration are FL (26), TX (18), DE (16).