Light jet

N261WR

1997 Cessna Citation V Ultra

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
560-0447
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
W.R. Meadows Inc (Corporation)
Based
Hampshire, IL
Registration record

N261WR on the FAA register

Type
1997 Cessna Citation V Ultra (FAA: Cessna 560)
Serial
560-0447
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series
Registered owner
W.R. Meadows Inc
Hampshire, IL
Certificate issued
1997-12-24
Airworthiness date
1997-12-18
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A284B8
Mode S (octal)
50502270
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,651 nm
Cruise (type)
430 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1997-12-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N261WR.
  • 1997-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N261WR

N261WR is a 1997 Cessna Citation V Ultra (FAA model 560), serial number 560-0447. The FAA register lists W.R. Meadows Inc as the registrant in Hampshire, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 24, 1997 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 430 knots and a range of about 1,651 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 18, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N261WR. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
430 kt
Range
1,651 nm
Landing over 50 ft
3,833 ft
Fuel burn
244 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-11-27 Accident · Elgin,Il, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3705
Reported aircraft: Mitsubishi MU2B — a different aircraft that carried the N261WR registration before this airframe.
1974-02-13 Accident · Elgin,Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0277
Reported aircraft: Mitsubishi MU2B — a different aircraft that carried the N261WR registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: WY.VIS RPTD AT TIME 1/16 MI.

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.