Light jet

N253T

2000 Cessna Citation Excel

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
560-5114
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Link LLC (LLC)
Based
Bay City, WI
Registration record

N253T on the FAA register

Type
2000 Cessna Citation Excel (FAA: Cessna 560XL)
Serial
560-5114
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series
Registered owner
Blue Link LLC
Bay City, WI
Certificate issued
2017-12-28
Airworthiness date
2000-09-22
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A2644C
Mode S (octal)
50462114
Seats (type)
13
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,900 nm
Cruise (type)
392 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N253T to the current registrant.
  • 2011-09-19
    N253T previously assigned to a Piper PA-18 Super Cub / Super Cub PA-18-105 (s/n 18-2367); cancelled.
  • 2000-09-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N253T

N253T is a 2000 Cessna Citation Excel (FAA model 560XL), serial number 560-5114. The FAA register lists Blue Link LLC as the registrant in Bay City, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 28, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series engines and 13 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 392 knots and a range of about 1,900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated September 22, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N253T. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
392 kt
Range
1,900 nm
Power / thrust (each)
3786
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,460 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,315 ft
Fuel burn
235 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-03-04 Accident · Essex Md, 20 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0103
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N253T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT-FAILED TO ASSURE EXHAUST LEAK WAS ELININATED

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.