Light jet

N257AK

2008 Eclipse 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
000258
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cavu Aero LLC (LLC)
Based
Appleton, WI
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2008 Eclipse 500
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Registration record

N257AK on the FAA register

Type
2008 Eclipse 500 (FAA: Eclipse EA500)
Serial
000258
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A
Registered owner
Cavu Aero LLC
Appleton, WI
Certificate issued
2025-08-07
Airworthiness date
2008-10-31
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A27189
Mode S (octal)
50470611
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,300 nm
Cruise (type)
426 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$999,750 to $1,467,500
Middle half of 8 live Eclipse 500 listings, 2007–2008 models (median $1,299,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N257AK.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N257AK.
  • 2008-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N257AK

N257AK is a 2008 Eclipse 500 (FAA model EA500), serial number 000258. The FAA register lists Cavu Aero LLC as the registrant in Appleton, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 426 knots and a range of about 1,300 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 31, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N257AK.

Cruise
426 kt
Range
1,300 nm
Power / thrust (each)
900
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,297 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,155 ft
Fuel burn
242 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N257AK.

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.