Light jet

N117B

2018 Cessna Citation CJ3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
525B0561
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Evp Systems Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Santa Barbara, CA
Registration record

N117B on the FAA register

Type
2018 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA: Textron Aviation 525B)
Serial
525B0561
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Registered owner
Evp Systems Aviation LLC
Santa Barbara, CA
Certificate issued
2024-07-29
Airworthiness date
2018-09-27
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A0464D
Mode S (octal)
50043115
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,040 nm
Cruise (type)
416 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N117B to the current registrant.
  • 2018-09-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 2013-03-05
    N117B previously assigned to a Homebuilt Skyhawk (s/n 6178); cancelled.
  • 2009-06-25
    N117B previously assigned to a Bell 47D-1 Piston Helicopters (s/n 37); cancelled.
Overview

About N117B

N117B is a 2018 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA model 525B), serial number 525B0561. The FAA register lists Evp Systems Aviation LLC as the registrant in Santa Barbara, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Williams FJ44-3A engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 416 knots and a range of about 2,040 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (commuter), dated September 27, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N117B. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
416 kt
Range
2,040 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2820
Landing over 50 ft
2,770 ft
Fuel burn
155 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-05-25 Accident · Birchwood,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2628
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N117B registration before this airframe.
1966-05-02 Accident · Wassila Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0240
Reported aircraft: Bell 47D1 — a different aircraft that carried the N117B registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.