Light jet

N23BK

1997 Cessna Citation Jet

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
525-0198
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ 44 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Big Sky Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Madison, WI
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Registration record

N23BK on the FAA register

Type
1997 Cessna Citation Jet (FAA: Cessna 525)
Serial
525-0198
Engines
2 × Williams FJ 44 series
Registered owner
Big Sky Leasing LLC
Madison, WI
Certificate issued
2025-03-06
Airworthiness date
1997-06-25
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2064A
Mode S (octal)
50403112
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,100 nm
Cruise (type)
330 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N23BK to the current registrant.
  • 2014-12-17
    N23BK previously assigned to a Homebuilt Sonerai 2LT (s/n 1064); cancelled.
  • 1997-06-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N23BK

N23BK is a 1997 Cessna Citation Jet (FAA model 525), serial number 525-0198. The FAA register lists Big Sky Leasing LLC as the registrant in Madison, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 6, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Williams FJ 44 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 330 knots and a range of about 1,100 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 25, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N23BK. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
330 kt
Range
1,100 nm
Fuel burn
127 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-02-02 Accident · Sedgwick, KS Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · MKC86FCQ01
Reported aircraft: Kuhn Sonerai II — a different aircraft that carried the N23BK 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.