Light jet

N51BT

2009 Cessna Citation CJ3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
525B0318
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Panhandle Trinity Equipment Sales & Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Amarillo, TX
Registration record

N51BT on the FAA register

Type
2009 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA: Cessna 525B)
Serial
525B0318
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Registered owner
Panhandle Trinity Equipment Sales & Leasing LLC
Amarillo, TX
Certificate issued
2022-08-31
Airworthiness date
2013-04-30
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A65F41
Mode S (octal)
51457501
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,040 nm
Cruise (type)
416 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N51BT to the current registrant.
  • 2013-04-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 2011-09-16
    N51BT previously assigned to a Consolidated Vultee BT-13A (s/n 7710); cancelled.
  • 2009
    Manufactured (2009).
  • 1997-05-06
    N51BT previously assigned to a Consolidated/Diaz Mark A BT-13A (s/n AF4123063A); cancelled.
  • 1994-08-08
    N51BT previously assigned to a Aerospatiale SA341G Gazelle (s/n 1066); cancelled.
Overview

About N51BT

N51BT is a 2009 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA model 525B), serial number 525B0318. The FAA register lists Panhandle Trinity Equipment Sales & Leasing LLC as the registrant in Amarillo, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Williams FJ44-3A engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 416 knots and a range of about 2,040 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (commuter), dated April 30, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51BT.

Cruise
416 kt
Range
2,040 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2820
Landing over 50 ft
2,770 ft
Fuel burn
155 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N51BT.

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.