Light jet

N551GB

1976 Cessna Citation 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
500-0314
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fayetteville Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fayetteville, TN
1976 Cessna Citation 500
Representative photo of a Cessna Citation 500. Not a photo of N551GB.
Registration record

N551GB on the FAA register

Type
1976 Cessna Citation 500
Serial
500-0314
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Registered owner
Fayetteville Aviation Inc
Fayetteville, TN
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1976-05-19
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A703BA
Mode S (octal)
51601672
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

  • 1976-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N551GB

N551GB is a 1976 Cessna Citation 500, serial number 500-0314. The FAA register lists Fayetteville Aviation Inc as the registrant in Fayetteville, Tennessee.

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 May 19, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N551GB.

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 N551GB.

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.