Light jet

N53BT

2021 Cessna Citation CJ3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
525B0656
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ssi Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Hot Springs, AR
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Registration record

N53BT on the FAA register

Type
2021 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA: Textron Aviation 525B)
Serial
525B0656
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Registered owner
Ssi Air LLC
Hot Springs, AR
Certificate issued
2025-10-06
Airworthiness date
2021-12-21
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A6AE3F
Mode S (octal)
51527077
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

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N53BT to the current registrant.
  • 2021-12-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 2012-08-06
    N53BT previously assigned to a Homebuilt SMITH MINI DSA-1 (s/n DSA53T); cancelled.
Overview

About N53BT

N53BT is a 2021 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA model 525B), serial number 525B0656. The FAA register lists Ssi Air LLC as the registrant in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 6, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

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 December 21, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N53BT. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2001-07-22 Accident · Sultan, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA01LA141
Reported aircraft: Taylor Smith Mini DSA-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N53BT registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The separation/loss of the bolt and castle nut which connected the elevator bellcrank to the control stick pushrod resulting in a disconnect between the cockpit and the control surface and ultimately, the pilot's total loss of pitch control.
1984-05-06 Accident · Hayward, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX84LA284A
Reported aircraft: Taylor SMITH MINI DSA-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N53BT 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.