light jet
N53RD1981 Cessna 500 (Citation-I design)
Registration record
N53RD on the FAA register
- Type
- 1981 Cessna 500 (Citation-I design)
- Serial
- 500-0415
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 / JT15D-1A / JT15D-1B (original design)
- Registered owner
- Panda Air Inc, Celina, TX, US
- Certificate issued
- 2026-05-04
- Airworthiness date
- 2003-09-26
- Registration expires
- 2033-05-31
- Mode S (hex)
- A6AF8F
- Status
- Current as of October 2026
- Rough value range
- $450K to $1.00M
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Overview
N53RD is a 1981 Cessna 500 (Citation-I design), serial number 500-0415. The FAA lists Panda Air Inc 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 May 4, 2026. The recorded airworthiness date is September 26, 2003. 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. These model references identify the recorded aircraft type. The 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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