Light jet

N525CZ

2007 Cessna Citation CJ2+

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2007
Serial
525A0380
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A-24
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lbl 525 Cz LLC (LLC)
Based
Newark, DE
Registration record

N525CZ on the FAA register

Type
2007 Cessna Citation CJ2+ (FAA: Cessna 525A)
Serial
525A0380
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A-24
Registered owner
Lbl 525 Cz LLC
Newark, DE
Certificate issued
2018-08-29
Airworthiness date
2017-11-10
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A69BCB
Mode S (octal)
51515713
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,500 nm
Cruise (type)
357 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-13
    Accident at Mesquite, TX; damage: destroyed.
  • 2018-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N525CZ to the current registrant.
  • 2017-11-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2007
    Manufactured (2007).
  • 2001-08-31
    N525CZ previously assigned to a Cessna Citation Jet / CitationJet / Citation CJ1 (s/n 5250120); cancelled.
Overview

About N525CZ

N525CZ is a 2007 Cessna Citation CJ2+ (FAA model 525A), serial number 525A0380. The FAA register lists Lbl 525 Cz LLC as the registrant in Newark, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Williams FJ44-3A-24 engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 357 knots and a range of about 1,500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 10, 2017.

N525CZ has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
357 kt
Range
1,500 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2490
Fuel burn
140 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-03-13 Accident · Mesquite, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN25FA119
Reported aircraft: Cessna 525
Preliminary report: On March 13, 2025, about 0733 central daylight time, a Cessna 525A airplane, N525CZ, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Mesquite, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a positioning flight. According to the airplane’s owner, the pilot intended to depart the Mesquite Metro Airport (KHQZ), Mesquite, Texas, and was en route to Addison Airport (KADS), Dallas, Texas, to pick up passengers, and continue on to an undetermined destination. The fixed based operator manager at KHQZ stated that the pilot requested a fuel top off before departure, and the airplane was fueled with 224…
NTSB report ↗

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.