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N168GS

2021 Cessna Citation XLS+

Type illustration: Cessna Citation XLS
Type illustration: Cessna Citation XLS. Not a photo of N168GS.
Built
2021
Serial
560-6309
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
G Delaplaine Enterprises LLC (Corporation)

Registration record

N168GS on the FAA register

Type
2021 Cessna Citation XLS+
Serial
560-6309
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545C
Registered owner
G Delaplaine Enterprises LLC, Frederick, MD, US
Certificate issued
2021-11-17
Airworthiness date
2021-08-19
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Mode S (hex)
A1100D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Seats
10
Estimated value
$12.0M to $13.9M

Radar's aircraft value model for a 2021 Cessna Citation XLS+ at typical time.

Overview

N168GS is a Cessna Citation XLS+ built in 2021 with serial number 560-6309. The FAA record names G Delaplaine Enterprises LLC as the registrant. The ICAO type designator is C56X. The registration identifies this airframe; specifications below describe the published aircraft type.

The type

The aircraft is classified as a midsize jet. The certified seating limit allows up to 10 passengers, excluding flight crew, subject to the approved configuration. The published ceiling is 45,000 ft. The maximum operating Mach limit is 0.752. The type uses 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545C engines, with published thrust of 4,119 lbf each. These type figures do not establish the equipment installed on this aircraft.

Registry facts

The FAA lists the make as TEXTRON AVIATION INC and the model as 560XL. The certificate of registration was issued on November 17, 2021. The current record gives an airworthiness date of August 19, 2021. The type certificate reference is FAA A22CE / EASA IM.A.207.

Generated illustration of a conventional Citation XLS+ cabin looking forward past six individual pedestal chairs, with a single four-chair club, aft forward-facing pair, dropped center aisle, cream leather and walnut side ledges
Type cabin illustration. Individual aircraft vary.

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

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