Light jet

N15JH

1974 Cessna Citation 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
500-0174
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Central Virginia Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Petersburg, VA
1974 Cessna Citation 500
Representative photo of a Cessna Citation 500. Not a photo of N15JH.
Registration record

N15JH on the FAA register

Type
1974 Cessna Citation 500
Serial
500-0174
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Registered owner
Central Virginia Aviation Inc
Petersburg, VA
Certificate issued
2023-05-23
Airworthiness date
1974-07-18
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0C8A6
Mode S (octal)
50144246
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,215 nm
Cruise (type)
348 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N15JH.
  • 1974-07-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N15JH

N15JH is a 1974 Cessna Citation 500, serial number 500-0174. The FAA register lists Central Virginia Aviation Inc as the registrant in Petersburg, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 23, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 348 knots and a range of about 1,215 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated July 18, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N15JH. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
348 kt
Range
1,215 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2887
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,180 ft
Fuel burn
198 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-08-22 Accident · Howell, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI04CA240
Reported aircraft: Stinson V77 — a different aircraft that carried the N15JH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a ground loop. A factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.
1979-09-29 Accident · East Fruita,Co, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3277
Reported aircraft: Smith Mini DSA1 — a different aircraft that carried the N15JH registration before this airframe.
1973-07-23 Accident · Mack,Colo, 06 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3182
Reported aircraft: Miniplane Dsai — a different aircraft that carried the N15JH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: N ROAD.

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.