Light jet

N256JB

1998 Cessna Citation Jet

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
525-0284
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ 44 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blossman Gas of North Carolina Inc (Corporation)
Based
Swannanoa, NC
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Registration record

N256JB on the FAA register

Type
1998 Cessna Citation Jet (FAA: Cessna 525)
Serial
525-0284
Engines
2 × Williams FJ 44 series
Registered owner
Blossman Gas of North Carolina Inc
Swannanoa, NC
Certificate issued
2014-08-11
Airworthiness date
1998-11-08
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A26E92
Mode S (octal)
50467222
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-08-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N256JB.
  • 1998-11-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N256JB

N256JB is a 1998 Cessna Citation Jet (FAA model 525), serial number 525-0284. The FAA register lists Blossman Gas of North Carolina Inc as the registrant in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 11, 2014 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 November 8, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N256JB. 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

1965-07-18 Accident · Madison Ga, 10 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2111
Reported aircraft: Slingsby SL4 — a different aircraft that carried the N256JB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: O CLEAR TREES

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.