Light jet

N12JE

1980 Cessna Citation II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
550-0185
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Professional Pilot Training Inc (Corporation)
Based
Eagle Lake, TX
Registration record

N12JE on the FAA register

Type
1980 Cessna Citation II (FAA: Cessna 550)
Serial
550-0185
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Registered owner
Professional Pilot Training Inc
Eagle Lake, TX
Certificate issued
2019-07-01
Airworthiness date
1980-12-22
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A05226
Mode S (octal)
50051046
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,500 nm
Cruise (type)
330 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-07-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N12JE to the current registrant.
  • 1988-11-10
    N12JE previously assigned to a Homebuilt Acro II (s/n 422); cancelled.
  • 1980-12-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1970-06-04
    N12JE previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 28-20367); cancelled.
Overview

About N12JE

N12JE is a 1980 Cessna Citation II (FAA model 550), serial number 550-0185. The FAA register lists Professional Pilot Training Inc as the registrant in Eagle Lake, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 1, 2019 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 330 knots and a range of about 1,500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 22, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N12JE. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
330 kt
Range
1,500 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2500
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,414 ft
Fuel burn
171 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-05-06 Accident · Hot Springs, VA Damage: Substantial NTSB · IAD96LA071
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A36 — a different aircraft that carried the N12JE registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain adequate aircraft speed during takeoff. Related factors were the density altitude and gusty wind conditions.
1969-11-13 Accident · Blacklick,Ohio, 35 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3680
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N12JE registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LTERNATE ARPT LOCATED 10 MI FROM PLANNED DEST.

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.