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1972 CESSNA CITATION 500

🕒 Listed 2 months ago
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fyiEstimate $477,500–$489,500 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 8 comparable Cessna 500 series listings ($594,750), then adjusts for:

  • Year -4 vs comparable listings -6.0%
  • Airframe time +686 hr vs comps -1.4%
  • Engine time +591 hr vs comps -2.4%
  • No Modern GPS navigator (50% of comps have one) -10.0%
  • Autopilot (50% of comps) +7.2%
  • No ADS-B (75% of comps have one) -1.9%
  • Market supply: 11 for sale of 64 FAA-registered -5.0%

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1972
9,600 hrs
N397SC ✈ Flight Tracking
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500-0019
PRATT & WHITNEY JT15D-1A
2
KMYF
Lawson M II DBA Brown Individual
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 San Diego, CA

Overview

Make / ModelCessna Citation 500
TypeJet
Airframe time9,600 hrs
Engine time1,539 SOH
Avionics / TransponderCollins TDR-90
Avionics / AutopilotKFC325, KFC225
Autopilot RVSM

Description

MAKE OFFER NOW! Ultra rare Eagle Modified Citation 500, Bendix EFIS 10, King KFC325 Digital Autopilot, RVSM, Freon AC, Priced Slashed Again!!!

Modifications

Eagle Wing Modification, Long Wing Modification, Bendix EFIS with King 325 Autopilot, RVSM, Freon Air, Glareshield Mod Eagle wing mod with Long Wing - 800 pounds additional Fuel plus improved Take-off & landing Performance, Freon Air, Glareshield Mod, Radome Mod, Freon Air, EFIS 10 with King KFC225 Digital Autopilot, RVSM. Price slashed to $389,000.!!!

Avionics

Garmin Dual 530W's and Flightmax EX500 MFD TDR90 Transponders Bendix EFIS 10 - 2 Tube on Pilot side with King KFC325 Digital Autopilot RVSM Altitude Alert & Preselect Shadin Fuel flow and totalizer

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 750Xi

A GNS 530 is a drop-in upgrade to the GTN 750Xi — bigger touchscreen, WAAS/LPV, and modern nav/comm/MFD.

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Garmin GTX 345 (ADS-B In/Out)

No ADS-B is listed — a GTX 345 delivers required ADS-B Out plus In (traffic & weather) in one transponder.

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Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.

Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)

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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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How this aircraft compares

Where this Cessna Citation 500 lands versus other Cessna Citation 500 listings on fyiAero.

Airframe time

60th pct
8,91411,260This aircraft · 9,600

9,600 hours total (TTAF) · 60th percentile of 5 listings

Engine time (Engine 1)

40th pct
1,1553,334This aircraft · 1,539

1,539 hours since overhaul · 40th percentile of 5 listings

Engine time (Engine 2)

60th pct
1,1553,568This aircraft · 3,003

3,003 hours since overhaul · 60th percentile of 5 listings

Percentile = share of comparable listings at or below this value. Lower airframe/engine hours are generally fresher; price reflects the asking price only.

General

Year1972
ManufacturerCESSNA
ModelCITATION 500
Serial Number500-0019
Registration #N397SC
ConditionUsed
FlightRulesIFR
Based atMYF

Airframe

Total Time9,600
Total Landings8,549
Fuel Capacity Mass4,600 lb
Maintenance TrackingSierraTrax

Engine 1

Engine 1 Make/ModelPRATT & WHITNEY JT15D-1A
Engine 1 Time1,539 SOH
Engine 1 TBO3500

Engine 2

Engine 2 Make/ModelPRATT & WHITNEY JT15D-1A
Engine 2 Time3,003 SOH
Engine 2 TBO3500
Hot Section Time 21,228

Avionics

WAASYes
Avionics/RadiosGarmin Dual 530W's and Flightmax EX500 MFD TDR90 Transponders Bendix EFIS 10 - 2 Tube on Pilot side with King KFC325 Digital Autopilot RVSM Altitude Alert & Preselect Shadin Fuel flow and totalizer

Additional Equipment

Additional EquipmentEagle wing mod with Long Wing - 800 pounds additional Fuel plus improved Take-off & landing Performance, Freon Air, Glareshield Mod, Radome Mod, Freon Air, EFIS 10 with King KFC225 Digital Autopilot, RVSM. Price slashed to $389,000.!!!

Modifications/Conversions

Modifications/ConversionsEagle Wing Modification, Long Wing Modification, Bendix EFIS with King 325 Autopilot, RVSM, Freon Air, Glareshield Mod

Interior

Year Interior2005
Number of Seats5
GalleyYes
LavatoryYes

Exterior

Year Painted2005

Engine Program

Engine Maintenance ProgramNone

Operating costs & specifications — Cessna Citation 500

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna Citation 500 (not this specific airframe).

$728,077annual budget · 310 hrs/yr
$1,438variable cost / hour
$4.05cost per nm
$400,260avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $477,500–$489,500

Performance & dimensions

Range900 nm
Cruise speed355 kts · 409 mph
Takeoff / landing2660.0 / 2300.0

About this plane

Twin engine turbofan aircraft. The Citation 500 seats up to 6 passengers plus 2 pilot(s).

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Last flight

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