Light jet

N30M

2003 Cessna Citation CJ1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
525-0506
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ 44 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Skysouth Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Durham, NC
Registration record

N30M on the FAA register

Type
2003 Cessna Citation CJ1 (FAA: Cessna 525)
Serial
525-0506
Engines
2 × Williams FJ 44 series
Registered owner
Skysouth Aviation Inc
Durham, NC
Certificate issued
2020-01-17
Airworthiness date
2003-02-04
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A31E0C
Mode S (octal)
50617014
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,200 nm
Cruise (type)
328 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-01-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N30M to the current registrant.
  • 2015-04-30
    N30M previously assigned to a Fairchild KR-34C (s/n 384); cancelled.
  • 2003-02-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N30M

N30M is a 2003 Cessna Citation CJ1 (FAA model 525), serial number 525-0506. The FAA register lists Skysouth Aviation Inc as the registrant in Durham, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 17, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 328 knots and a range of about 1,200 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 4, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N30M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
328 kt
Range
1,200 nm
Power / thrust (each)
1965
Fuel burn
133 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-05-20 Accident · Dahlgren Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1586
Reported aircraft: Fairchild KR34 — a different aircraft that carried the N30M registration before this airframe.

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.