Light jet

N478PA

1996 Cessna Citation VII

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
6507069
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Garrett TFE731-4R
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Merlin One Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
San Antonio, TX
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Registration record

N478PA on the FAA register

Type
1996 Cessna Citation VII (FAA: Cessna 650)
Serial
6507069
Engines
2 × Garrett TFE731-4R
Registered owner
Merlin One Aircraft LLC
San Antonio, TX
Certificate issued
2025-04-11
Airworthiness date
2013-10-29
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A5E018
Mode S (octal)
51360030
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,800 nm
Cruise (type)
423 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N478PA.
  • 2013-10-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N478PA

N478PA is a 1996 Cessna Citation VII (FAA model 650), serial number 6507069. The FAA register lists Merlin One Aircraft LLC as the registrant in San Antonio, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 11, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Garrett TFE731-4R engines and 12 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 423 knots and a range of about 1,800 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated October 29, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N478PA.

Cruise
423 kt
Range
1,800 nm
Power / thrust (each)
4000
Takeoff over 50 ft
4,690 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,910 ft
Fuel burn
273 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N478PA.

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.