Light jet

N257SJ

1985 Learjet 55

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
55-118
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Garrett TFE731-3AR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N257Sj Aviation Corp (LLC)
Based
Middletown, DE
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1985 Learjet 55
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Registration record

N257SJ on the FAA register

Type
1985 Learjet 55
Serial
55-118
Engines
2 × Garrett TFE731-3AR
Registered owner
N257Sj Aviation Corp
Middletown, DE
Certificate issued
2023-05-05
Airworthiness date
2007-05-03
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A27318
Mode S (octal)
50471430
Seats (type)
13
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,244 nm
Cruise (type)
420 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$596,000 to $831,000
Middle half of 4 live Learjet 55 listings, 1982–1984 models (median $649,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N257SJ.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N257SJ.
  • 2007-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N257SJ

N257SJ is a 1985 Learjet 55, serial number 55-118. The FAA register lists N257Sj Aviation Corp as the registrant in Middletown, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 5, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Garrett TFE731-3AR engines and 13 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 420 knots and a range of about 2,244 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 3, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N257SJ.

Cruise
420 kt
Range
2,244 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
5,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,800 ft
Fuel burn
238 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N257SJ.

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.