Light jet

N500SK

1973 Cessna Citation 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
500-0129
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Saphire Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Utica, NY
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1973 Cessna Citation 500
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Registration record

N500SK on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna Citation 500
Serial
500-0129
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Registered owner
Saphire Air LLC
Utica, NY
Certificate issued
2009-09-09
Airworthiness date
1989-04-06
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A63B8A
Mode S (octal)
51435612
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,215 nm
Cruise (type)
348 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N500SK.
  • 1989-04-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N500SK

N500SK is a 1973 Cessna Citation 500, serial number 500-0129. The FAA register lists Saphire Air LLC as the registrant in Utica, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2009 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 348 knots and a range of about 1,215 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated April 6, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500SK.

Cruise
348 kt
Range
1,215 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2887
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,180 ft
Fuel burn
198 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N500SK.

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.