Light jet

N500BJ

1978 IAI 1124

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
242
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Garrett TFE731 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Metro Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N500BJ on the FAA register

Type
1978 IAI 1124
Serial
242
Engines
2 × Garrett TFE731 series
Registered owner
Air Metro Leasing Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2005-05-25
Airworthiness date
1979-01-25
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A63A12
Mode S (octal)
51435022
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,440 nm
Cruise (type)
426 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-05-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N500BJ.
  • 1979-01-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N500BJ

N500BJ is a 1978 IAI 1124, serial number 242. The FAA register lists Air Metro Leasing Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 25, 2005 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Garrett TFE731 series engines and 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 426 knots and a range of about 2,440 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated January 25, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N500BJ. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
426 kt
Range
2,440 nm
Power / thrust (each)
3700
Takeoff over 50 ft
4,950 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,450 ft
Fuel burn
242 gph

Published figures for the IAI 1124 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-10-16 Incident · Charlotte,Nc, 33 Damage: Minor NTSB · 5 0020
Reported aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2K — a different aircraft that carried the N500BJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: 3RD STAGE TURBINE DMGD WING,ENG COWL & FUSELAGE.

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.