Light jet

N26RL

1997 Cessna Citation Jet

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
525-0207
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ 44 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Js Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Eden, NC
Registration record

N26RL on the FAA register

Type
1997 Cessna Citation Jet (FAA: Cessna 525)
Serial
525-0207
Engines
2 × Williams FJ 44 series
Registered owner
Js Aircraft LLC
Eden, NC
Certificate issued
2012-06-06
Airworthiness date
1997-09-07
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A27E26
Mode S (octal)
50477046
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,100 nm
Cruise (type)
330 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-06-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N26RL to the current registrant.
  • 1997-09-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992-10-05
    N26RL previously assigned to a Homebuilt Buccaneer (s/n B2A002532); cancelled.
  • 1990-01-19
    N26RL previously assigned to a Cessna 421C (s/n 421C1801); cancelled.
Overview

About N26RL

N26RL is a 1997 Cessna Citation Jet (FAA model 525), serial number 525-0207. The FAA register lists Js Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Eden, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 6, 2012 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Williams FJ 44 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 330 knots and a range of about 1,100 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 7, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N26RL. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
330 kt
Range
1,100 nm
Fuel burn
127 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-07-04 Accident · Windermere, FL Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ATL98LA093
Reported aircraft: Lane Progressive Aerodyne, Searey — a different aircraft that carried the N26RL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The inadequate design of the landing gear switch by the builder which allowed an inadvertent activation of the landing gear switch, leading to a gear extension during a water landing.

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.