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Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)

A rough value guide across the registered fleet: $12M to $13M by build year, 2025 to 2026, the middle of each year's range. Configuration, condition and logbooks determine an individual aircraft's value.

Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference) exterior illustration: Citation Ascend baseline design reference airframe.

23 on the US register, built 2025 to 2026. Figures as of October 2026. Class: Midsize jets.

Price and value

Citation Ascend (design reference) price: $12M to $13M by build year

What moves the price of any one Citation Ascend (design reference): total time and engine time, engine program enrollment, damage history, avionics and equipment, and complete logbooks.

    Interior

    Inside the Citation Ascend (design reference)

    Illustration: Representative Citation Ascend cabin with seven main seats. Illustrative finishes and arrangement; the installed interior, seating capacity and equipment of this aircraft are not established. Illustrative Citation Ascend baseline design reference. Installed engines, equipment and paint may differ. This illustration does not establish aircraft performance, value or cabin completion.
    Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference) cabin interior illustration: illustrative Citation Ascend seven-seat cabin example looking aft, with a flat floor, a forward side chair, a four-chair club and an aft pair.Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference) seat map illustration. NetJets Citation Ascend representative layout: seven main places, plus a separately labeled belted lavatory seat excluded from that count. External baggage is beyond the aft cabin bulkhead. Individual installed seating, interior and equipment are not established.

    Specs

    As published

    Manufacturer and type-certificate figures; nothing estimated. A figure the sources do not give is left out.
    Category
    Midsize jet

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    Tail numbers

    23 Citation Ascend (design reference)s on the US register

    Newest first. Owners are named only when the registrant is a company or trust.
    RegistrationBuiltSerialModelRegistered owner
    N10QS2026560-6507Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)25P150C LLC
    N12QS2026560-6508Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)Culligan International Co
    N15QS2026560-6512Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)Baron Charter Service LLC
    N16QS2026560-6513Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)Cavalier 2001 Holdings LLC
    N269CR2026560-6509Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)Continental Resources Inc
    N398PF2026560-6505Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)P F D Supply Corp
    N502XL2026560-6502Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)Textron Aviation Inc
    N314CW2025560-6504Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)R & B Aviation LLC
    N23QS560-6519Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)Textron Aviation Inc
    N24QS560-6526Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)Textron Aviation Inc
    N25QS560-6527Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)Textron Aviation Inc
    N33EH560-6520Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)Textron Aviation Inc
    N50RR560-6522Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)Textron Aviation Inc
    N281E560-6521Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)Textron Aviation Inc
    N565CA560-6523Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)Textron Aviation Inc
    N582MP560-6517Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)Textron Aviation Inc
    N14QS2026560-6510Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)
    N17QS2026560-6514Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)
    N18QS2026560-6515Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)
    N561BE2026560-6511Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)
    N560BE2025560-6503Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)
    N19QS560-6516Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)
    N22QS560-6518Cessna Citation Ascend (design reference)

    Every Citation Ascend (design reference) registration (23)

    Airworthiness directives

    18 FAA ADs name the Citation Ascend (design reference)

    14 in force, 2 recurring.
    • AD 2025-11-09 This AD was prompted by reports of mis-wired fire extinguishing bottles.
    • AD 2020-26-05 This AD was prompted by a report that a Model 560XL airplane experienced an uncommanded engine acceleration with the left engine throttle unresponsive to power commands, including engine shut-off.
    • AD 2019-07-10 Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH LCR-100 Attitude and Heading Reference System Units
    • AD 2017-04-14 This AD was prompted by reports of inadequate separation between the electrical wire bundle and fuel tube.

    All Citation Ascend (design reference) airworthiness directives

    FAQ

    Citation Ascend (design reference) questions

    How much does a Citation Ascend (design reference) cost?

    Radar's rough range is about $7M to $23M for a 2026 and $6.5M to $21M for a 2025. 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 affects the price of a Citation Ascend (design reference)?

    What moves the price of any one Citation Ascend (design reference): 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 Citation Ascend (design reference) 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.

    Where can I find a Citation Ascend (design reference) for sale?

    Radar does not list aircraft for sale. It tracks all 23 US-registered Citation Ascend (design reference)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.

    How many Citation Ascend (design reference)s are there?

    23 Citation Ascend (design reference)s are on the US civil aircraft register (FAA file of October 2026), built 2025 to 2026. Aircraft registered in other countries are not counted. Radar has a page for each US registration.

    Who owns Citation Ascend (design reference)s?

    Of the 23 US-registered Citation Ascend (design reference)s, 16 (70%) are registered to companies, trusts and other entities and 7 to individuals. Radar names entity owners only; individuals are shown as privately registered. The most common states of registration are KS (9), OK (4), IL (1).

    Data: Radar, FAA aircraft registry file of 2026-10-09.

    Records & AD tracking by Radar

    Own, buy or finance a Citation Ascend (design reference)? Radar reads every logbook, tracks every airworthiness directive and shows what the records do to value.

    The fleet, registry and value data on these pages come from Radar, CRAFT's sister company.