Light jet

N163J

1987 Cessna Citation SII

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
S550-0122
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N163J LLC (LLC)
Based
Smithfield, NC
Registration record

N163J on the FAA register

Type
1987 Cessna Citation SII (FAA: Cessna S550)
Serial
S550-0122
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Registered owner
N163J LLC
Smithfield, NC
Certificate issued
2017-06-20
Airworthiness date
1993-05-27
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0FD9B
Mode S (octal)
50176633
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,840 nm
Cruise (type)
386 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-06-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N163J to the current registrant.
  • 1997-03-28
    N163J previously assigned to a Homebuilt Long EZ (s/n 1135); cancelled.
  • 1993-05-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
  • 1970-07-08
    N163J previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3/C-47 (s/n 19402); cancelled.
Overview

About N163J

N163J is a 1987 Cessna Citation SII (FAA model S550), serial number S550-0122. The FAA register lists N163J LLC as the registrant in Smithfield, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 20, 2017 and expires on June 30, 2027.

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 386 knots and a range of about 1,840 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 27, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N163J. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
386 kt
Range
1,840 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,240 ft
Landing over 50 ft
4,500 ft
Fuel burn
219 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-08-03 Accident · Prescott, AZ Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · LAX95LA277
Reported aircraft: Jenkins Long E-Z — a different aircraft that carried the N163J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to properly lean the engine for best power, his premature rotation of an over gross aircraft on an uphill runway, and his delay in aborting the takeoff.
1970-03-21 Accident · Melcor Ocampo,Mex, 72 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 6 0016
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-3A — a different aircraft that carried the N163J 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.