Light jet

N269RC

1973 Cessna Citation 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
500-0078
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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1973 Cessna Citation 500
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Registration record

N269RC on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna Citation 500
Serial
500-0078
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Registered owner
Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2021-12-30
Airworthiness date
1978-03-15
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A2A1E6
Mode S (octal)
50520746
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,215 nm
Cruise (type)
348 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N269RC.
  • 1978-03-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N269RC

N269RC is a 1973 Cessna Citation 500, serial number 500-0078. The FAA register lists Adams Aviation Services Inc Trustee as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 30, 2021 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 348 knots and a range of about 1,215 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated March 15, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N269RC.

Cruise
348 kt
Range
1,215 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2887
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,180 ft
Fuel burn
198 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N269RC.

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.