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N500SK1973 Cessna 500 Citation

Early Cessna 500 short-wing reference

Registration record

N500SK on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna 500 Citation
Serial
500-0129
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 / JT15D-1A / JT15D-1B (original design)
Registered owner
Saphire Air LLC, Utica, NY, US
Certificate issued
2009-09-09
Airworthiness date
1989-04-06
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Mode S (hex)
A63B8A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Rough value range
$450K to $1.00M

From Radar's listing-based estimates for business jets of similar engine thrust and age.

Overview

N500SK is a 1973 Cessna 500 Citation, serial number 500-0129. The FAA lists Saphire Air LLC as the registered owner. Its aircraft category is light jet.

FAA registration

The FAA record identifies the make as CESSNA and the model as 500. The certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2009. The recorded airworthiness date is April 6, 1989. These dates describe different entries in the registry: the registration certificate and the aircraft's airworthiness record.

Type reference

The classification cites EASA.IM.A.207 Issue 10 / FAA A22CE. The engine reference in the record is Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 / JT15D-1A / JT15D-1B (original design), with 2 engines. The supplied Mach figure is 0.7. The FAA record does not indicate fractional ownership. These model references identify the recorded aircraft type. The aircraft's installed equipment and operating limitations require its own records.

Model 500 five-chair example. Illustrative interior, not a photograph of this aircraft.

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

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