Light jet

N501RT

1971 Cessna Citation 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
500-0001
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Paratus Jets LLC (LLC)
Based
Auburn, IN
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1971 Cessna Citation 500
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Registration record

N501RT on the FAA register

Type
1971 Cessna Citation 500
Serial
500-0001
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Registered owner
Paratus Jets LLC
Auburn, IN
Certificate issued
2021-12-29
Airworthiness date
1972-02-18
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A63F30
Mode S (octal)
51437460
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

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N501RT to the current registrant.
  • 2012-11-29
    N501RT previously assigned to a Homebuilt Thomas Model T (s/n T-01); cancelled.
  • 1972-02-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N501RT

N501RT is a 1971 Cessna Citation 500, serial number 500-0001. The FAA register lists Paratus Jets LLC as the registrant in Auburn, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 29, 2021 and expires on December 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 February 18, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N501RT.

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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Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N501RT.

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.