Light jet

N50VS

1980 Cessna Citation II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
550-0181
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Citation Time LLC (LLC)
Based
Seguin, TX
Registration record

N50VS on the FAA register

Type
1980 Cessna Citation II (FAA: Cessna 550)
Serial
550-0181
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Registered owner
Citation Time LLC
Seguin, TX
Certificate issued
2018-03-20
Airworthiness date
1999-02-19
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A63983
Mode S (octal)
51434603
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,500 nm
Cruise (type)
330 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-03-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N50VS to the current registrant.
  • 2008-12-02
    N50VS previously assigned to a Taylorcraft DC-65 (s/n 6159); cancelled.
  • 1999-02-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N50VS

N50VS is a 1980 Cessna Citation II (FAA model 550), serial number 550-0181. The FAA register lists Citation Time LLC as the registrant in Seguin, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 20, 2018 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 330 knots and a range of about 1,500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated February 19, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N50VS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
330 kt
Range
1,500 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2500
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,414 ft
Fuel burn
171 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-06-17 Accident · Parma, NY Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · NYC06CA148
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft DC-65 — a different aircraft that carried the N50VS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: An uncontrolled descent into trees and terrain after takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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.