Light jet

N242BS

1997 Cessna Citation Jet

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
525-0230
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ 44 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dm Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Lexington, SC
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Registration record

N242BS on the FAA register

Type
1997 Cessna Citation Jet (FAA: Cessna 525)
Serial
525-0230
Engines
2 × Williams FJ 44 series
Registered owner
Dm Aviation LLC
Lexington, SC
Certificate issued
2019-08-14
Airworthiness date
1997-12-18
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A23797
Mode S (octal)
50433627
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

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-08-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N242BS to the current registrant.
  • 2000-08-07
    N242BS previously assigned to a Beechcraft C55 Baron / 95-55 (s/n TE-156); cancelled.
  • 1997-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N242BS

N242BS is a 1997 Cessna Citation Jet (FAA model 525), serial number 525-0230. The FAA register lists Dm Aviation LLC as the registrant in Lexington, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 14, 2019 and expires on August 31, 2029.

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 December 18, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N242BS. 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

1997-04-21 Accident · Grand Haven, MI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI97FAMS2
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95-C55 — a different aircraft that carried the N242BS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: undetermined.

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.