Light jet

N550LT

1974 Cessna Citation 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
500-0184
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
School Board of Leon County Florida (Government)
Based
Tallahassee, FL
1974 Cessna Citation 500
Representative photo of a Cessna Citation 500. Not a photo of N550LT.
Registration record

N550LT on the FAA register

Type
1974 Cessna Citation 500
Serial
500-0184
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Registered owner
School Board of Leon County Florida
Tallahassee, FL
Certificate issued
2023-09-24
Airworthiness date
1974-08-28
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A70077
Mode S (octal)
51600167
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,215 nm
Cruise (type)
348 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N550LT.
  • 1974-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N550LT

N550LT is a 1974 Cessna Citation 500, serial number 500-0184. The FAA register lists School Board of Leon County Florida as the registrant in Tallahassee, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 348 knots and a range of about 1,215 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated August 28, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N550LT.

Cruise
348 kt
Range
1,215 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2887
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,180 ft
Fuel burn
198 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N550LT.

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.