Light jet

N551CZ

1978 Cessna Citation II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
550-0028
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brig Air 2 LLC (LLC)
Based
Birmingham, MI
Registration record

N551CZ on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna Citation II (FAA: Cessna 550)
Serial
550-0028
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Registered owner
Brig Air 2 LLC
Birmingham, MI
Certificate issued
2023-03-09
Airworthiness date
2009-12-08
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A7036C
Mode S (octal)
51601554
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,500 nm
Cruise (type)
330 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N551CZ.
  • 2009-12-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N551CZ

N551CZ is a 1978 Cessna Citation II (FAA model 550), serial number 550-0028. The FAA register lists Brig Air 2 LLC as the registrant in Birmingham, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 9, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 330 knots and a range of about 1,500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 8, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N551CZ.

Cruise
330 kt
Range
1,500 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2500
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,414 ft
Fuel burn
171 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N551CZ.

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.