Light jet

N550DS

1988 Cessna Citation SII

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
S550-0154
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Shreveport, LA
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Registration record

N550DS on the FAA register

Type
1988 Cessna Citation SII (FAA: Cessna S550)
Serial
S550-0154
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Registered owner
Metro Aviation Inc
Shreveport, LA
Certificate issued
2023-08-09
Airworthiness date
1997-12-17
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A6FFC7
Mode S (octal)
51577707
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,840 nm
Cruise (type)
386 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N550DS to the current registrant.
  • 1997-12-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1989-08-21
    N550DS previously assigned to a Boeing 720-024B (s/n 18417); cancelled.
  • 1988
    Manufactured (1988).
Overview

About N550DS

N550DS is a 1988 Cessna Citation SII (FAA model S550), serial number S550-0154. The FAA register lists Metro Aviation Inc as the registrant in Shreveport, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

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 386 knots and a range of about 1,840 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 17, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N550DS.

Cruise
386 kt
Range
1,840 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,240 ft
Landing over 50 ft
4,500 ft
Fuel burn
219 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N550DS.

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.