Light jet

N500JD

2005 Cessna Citation XLS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
560-5589
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Beneficial Endeavors LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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2005 Cessna Citation XLS
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Registration record

N500JD on the FAA register

Type
2005 Cessna Citation XLS (FAA: Cessna 560XL)
Serial
560-5589
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series
Registered owner
Beneficial Endeavors LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-04-07
Airworthiness date
2005-11-07
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A63ABC
Mode S (octal)
51435274
Seats (type)
13
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,900 nm
Cruise (type)
400 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-10
    N500JD previously assigned to a Dassault Falcon 7X (s/n 92); cancelled.
  • 2025-04-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N500JD to the current registrant.
  • 2005-11-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1994-12-27
    N500JD previously assigned to a Homebuilt TRI-Q-100 (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N500JD

N500JD is a 2005 Cessna Citation XLS (FAA model 560XL), serial number 560-5589. The FAA register lists Beneficial Endeavors LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 7, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series engines and 13 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 400 knots and a range of about 1,900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated November 7, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N500JD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
400 kt
Range
1,900 nm
Power / thrust (each)
3991
Fuel burn
227 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-06-27 Accident · Albuquerque, NM Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · FTW94LA213
Reported aircraft: Derr TRI-Q-100 — a different aircraft that carried the N500JD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND HIS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

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.