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N551NC1950 Cessna Citation II/SP

Cessna Citation II/SP

Registration record

N551NC on the FAA register

Type
1950 Cessna Citation II/SP
Serial
5510171
Engines
2 × P&W Canada JT15D-4
Registered owner
Nion LLC, New Century, KS, US
Certificate issued
2023-02-20
Airworthiness date
2016-03-23
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Mode S (hex)
A70451
Status
Current as of October 2026
Rough value range
$510K to $1.20M

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

Overview

N551NC is a 1950 Cessna Citation II/SP, serial number 5510171. The FAA lists Nion LLC as the registered owner. Its aircraft category is light jet. Its ICAO type designator is C551.

FAA registration

The FAA record identifies the make as CESSNA and the model as 551. The certificate of registration was issued on February 20, 2023. The recorded airworthiness date is March 23, 2016. These dates describe different entries in the registry: the registration certificate and the aircraft's airworthiness record.

Type reference

The classification cites FAA A27CE / CAA NZ TAR10/21B/23 Rev1. The engine reference in the record is P&W Canada JT15D-4, with 2 engines. The reference thrust is 2500 pounds per engine. 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.

Representative Citation II/SP cabin detail. Actual interiors vary.
Citation II/SP cabin detail based on serial 551-0360. The separate six-chair training layout illustrates a different example; neither establishes this aircraft’s installed completion.

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

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