Light jet

N250AD

2002 Cessna Citation Encore

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
560-0605
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wings Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Jackson, TN
Registration record

N250AD on the FAA register

Type
2002 Cessna Citation Encore (FAA: Cessna 560)
Serial
560-0605
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535A
Registered owner
Wings Air LLC
Jackson, TN
Certificate issued
2021-11-01
Airworthiness date
2002-04-15
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A25782
Mode S (octal)
50453602
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,700 nm
Cruise (type)
395 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N250AD to the current registrant.
  • 2013-10-29
    N250AD previously assigned to a Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (s/n 162); cancelled.
  • 2002-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N250AD

N250AD is a 2002 Cessna Citation Encore (FAA model 560), serial number 560-0605. The FAA register lists Wings Air LLC as the registrant in Jackson, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 1, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535A engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 395 knots and a range of about 1,700 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated April 15, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N250AD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
395 kt
Range
1,700 nm
Power / thrust (each)
3400
Fuel burn
194 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-08-19 Accident · Valparaiso, IN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI00FA266
Reported aircraft: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 — a different aircraft that carried the N250AD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The in-flight fracture of the main rotor mast and the separation of the main rotor. Factors to the accident were the corroded main rotor mast that resulted in fatigue.

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.