Light jet

N163JM

1988 Cessna Citation III

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
650-0163
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Garrett TFE731 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gainesville Aircraft Sales Inc (Corporation)
Based
Gainesville, FL
Registration record

N163JM on the FAA register

Type
1988 Cessna Citation III (FAA: Cessna 650)
Serial
650-0163
Engines
2 × Garrett TFE731 series
Registered owner
Gainesville Aircraft Sales Inc
Gainesville, FL
Certificate issued
2023-03-27
Airworthiness date
1988-11-17
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0FDA7
Mode S (octal)
50176647
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,000 nm
Cruise (type)
425 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N163JM to the current registrant.
  • 1992-09-17
    N163JM previously assigned to a Homebuilt Little Toot (s/n 01); cancelled.
  • 1988-11-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N163JM

N163JM is a 1988 Cessna Citation III (FAA model 650), serial number 650-0163. The FAA register lists Gainesville Aircraft Sales Inc as the registrant in Gainesville, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 27, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Garrett TFE731 series engines and 12 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 425 knots and a range of about 2,000 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated November 17, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N163JM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
425 kt
Range
2,000 nm
Power / thrust (each)
3650
Takeoff over 50 ft
5,030 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,900 ft
Fuel burn
262 gph

Published figures for the Cessna Citation III type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna Citation III specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-08-07 Accident · Franklin, PA Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · NYC92LA144
Reported aircraft: John Mitchell Myers Special — a different aircraft that carried the N163JM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY PORPOISED THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

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.