light jet
N501RK1977 Cessna 501 (Citation-I/SP design)

Registration record
N501RK on the FAA register
- Type
- 1977 Cessna 501 (Citation-I/SP design)
- Serial
- 5010024
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1A / JT15D-1B (original design)
- Registered owner
- Citation 501SP LLC, New Smyrna Beach, FL, US
- Certificate issued
- 2021-11-04
- Airworthiness date
- 1998-07-24
- Registration expires
- 2028-11-30
- Mode S (hex)
- A63F28
- Status
- Current as of October 2026
- Rough value range
- $450K to $1.00M
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Overview
N501RK is a 1977 Cessna 501 (Citation-I/SP design), serial number 5010024. The FAA lists Citation 501SP 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 501. The certificate of registration was issued on November 4, 2021. The recorded airworthiness date is July 24, 1998. These dates describe different entries in the registry: the registration certificate and the aircraft's airworthiness record.
Type reference
The classification cites FAA A27CE, validated in NZ CAA TAR10/21B/23 Revision1. The published engine reference is Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1A / JT15D-1B (original design), with 2 engines. The sourced type ceiling is 41000 feet. These type figures describe the aircraft model; an individual aircraft's installed equipment and operating limitations require its own records.

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