Light jet

N501SS

1978 Cessna Citation 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
5000374
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cypress Aircraft Sales LLC (LLC)
Based
Clermont, FL
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1978 Cessna Citation 500
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Registration record

N501SS on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna Citation 500
Serial
5000374
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Registered owner
Cypress Aircraft Sales LLC
Clermont, FL
Certificate issued
2023-11-28
Airworthiness date
1998-01-14
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A63F48
Mode S (octal)
51437510
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

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N501SS.
  • 1998-01-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N501SS

N501SS is a 1978 Cessna Citation 500, serial number 5000374. The FAA register lists Cypress Aircraft Sales LLC as the registrant in Clermont, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 28, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

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 January 14, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N501SS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

Published figures for the Cessna Citation 500 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna Citation 500 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-08-13 Incident · Memphis, TN Damage: Minor Minor injury NTSB · ATL84IA255
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA226TC — a different aircraft that carried the N501SS registration before this airframe.

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.