Light jet

N3116T

1983 Cessna Citation II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1983
Serial
550-0471
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Orion Aerial LLC (LLC)
Based
Reno, NV
Registration record

N3116T on the FAA register

Type
1983 Cessna Citation II (FAA: Cessna 550)
Serial
550-0471
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Registered owner
Orion Aerial LLC
Reno, NV
Certificate issued
2025-10-28
Airworthiness date
1983-06-17
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A34DC4
Mode S (octal)
50646704
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,500 nm
Cruise (type)
330 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N3116T to the current registrant.
  • 2013-10-29
    N3116T previously assigned to a Grumman G-21A (s/n B-104); cancelled.
  • 1983-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1971-03-20
    Accident at Hill City,Kans, 16; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N3116T

N3116T is a 1983 Cessna Citation II (FAA model 550), serial number 550-0471. The FAA register lists Orion Aerial LLC as the registrant in Reno, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 330 knots and a range of about 1,500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated June 17, 1983.

N3116T has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
330 kt
Range
1,500 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2500
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,414 ft
Fuel burn
171 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-12-15 Accident · West Caicos Isl Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA93WA028
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-21A — a different aircraft that carried the N3116T registration before this airframe.
1971-03-20 Accident · Hill City,Kans, 16 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0999
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177
Probable cause: DEG 10K.

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.