Light jet

N550KS

2024 Cessna Citation CJ3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2024
Serial
525B0715
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kansas Highway Patrol (Government)
Based
Topeka, KS
Registration record

N550KS on the FAA register

Type
2024 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA: Textron Aviation 525B)
Serial
525B0715
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Registered owner
Kansas Highway Patrol
Topeka, KS
Certificate issued
2024-03-20
Airworthiness date
2024-02-07
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A7005D
Mode S (octal)
51600135
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

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N550KS.
  • 2024-02-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
Overview

About N550KS

N550KS is a 2024 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA model 525B), serial number 525B0715. The FAA register lists Kansas Highway Patrol as the registrant in Topeka, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 20, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

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 February 7, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N550KS.

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 N550KS.

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.