Light jet

N438SP

2023 Cessna Citation CJ3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
525B0690
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Pipe & Supply Co Inc (Corporation)
Based
Meridian, MS
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Registration record

N438SP on the FAA register

Type
2023 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA: Textron Aviation 525B)
Serial
525B0690
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Registered owner
Southern Pipe & Supply Co Inc
Meridian, MS
Certificate issued
2024-05-16
Airworthiness date
2023-08-31
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A54274
Mode S (octal)
51241164
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,040 nm
Cruise (type)
416 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N438SP.
  • 2023-08-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
Overview

About N438SP

N438SP is a 2023 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA model 525B), serial number 525B0690. The FAA register lists Southern Pipe & Supply Co Inc as the registrant in Meridian, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 16, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Williams FJ44-3A engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 416 knots and a range of about 2,040 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (commuter), dated August 31, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N438SP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
416 kt
Range
2,040 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2820
Landing over 50 ft
2,770 ft
Fuel burn
155 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-10-14 Accident · Meridian, MS Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA99LA010
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C-90 — a different aircraft that carried the N438SP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the landing gear control handle during an attempted go-around, resulting in the retraction of the landing gear and subsequent on ground collision with terrain.

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.