Midsize jet

N501DJ

2020 Cessna Citation CJ4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
525C0324
Class
Midsize jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Direct Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Sioux Falls, SD
Registration record

N501DJ on the FAA register

Type
2020 Cessna Citation CJ4 (FAA: Textron Aviation 525C)
Serial
525C0324
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-4A
Registered owner
Direct Aviation LLC
Sioux Falls, SD
Certificate issued
2026-01-11
Airworthiness date
2020-03-04
Registration expires
2033-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A63DFB
Mode S (octal)
51436773
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
1,900 nm
Cruise (type)
405 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N501DJ.
  • 2020-03-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
Overview

About N501DJ

N501DJ is a 2020 Cessna Citation CJ4 (FAA model 525C), serial number 525C0324. The FAA register lists Direct Aviation LLC as the registrant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 11, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a midsize jet, two Williams FJ44-4A engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 405 knots and a range of about 1,900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (commuter), dated March 4, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N501DJ.

Cruise
405 kt
Range
1,900 nm
Fuel burn
205 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N501DJ.

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.