Light jet

N257H

2007 Cessna Citation CJ3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
525B0162
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cartam Air LLC (LLC)
Based
San Antonio, TX
Registration record

N257H on the FAA register

Type
2007 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA: Cessna 525B)
Serial
525B0162
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Registered owner
Cartam Air LLC
San Antonio, TX
Certificate issued
2023-03-24
Airworthiness date
2018-07-17
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A2722E
Mode S (octal)
50471056
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,040 nm
Cruise (type)
416 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N257H to the current registrant.
  • 2018-07-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 2007
    Manufactured (2007).
  • 1933-06-06
    N257H previously assigned to a Curtiss Wright Falcon Mailplane (s/n 19); cancelled.
Overview

About N257H

N257H is a 2007 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA model 525B), serial number 525B0162. The FAA register lists Cartam Air LLC as the registrant in San Antonio, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 24, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Williams FJ44-3A engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 416 knots and a range of about 2,040 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (commuter), dated July 17, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N257H. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
416 kt
Range
2,040 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2820
Landing over 50 ft
2,770 ft
Fuel burn
155 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-04-16 Accident · Flushing,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0519
Reported aircraft: Lockheed 1329 — a different aircraft that carried the N257H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CRD REVERSERS DEPLOYED IN AIR.

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.