Light jet

N551NC

1950 Cessna Citation IISP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1950
Serial
5510171
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nion LLC (LLC)
Based
New Century, KS
Registration record

N551NC on the FAA register

Type
1950 Cessna Citation IISP (FAA: Cessna 551)
Serial
5510171
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Registered owner
Nion LLC
New Century, KS
Certificate issued
2023-02-20
Airworthiness date
2016-03-23
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A70451
Mode S (octal)
51602121
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N551NC.
  • 2016-03-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
Overview

About N551NC

N551NC is a 1950 Cessna Citation IISP (FAA model 551), serial number 5510171. The FAA register lists Nion LLC as the registrant in New Century, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 20, 2023 and expires on February 28, 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 330 knots and a range of about 1,500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 23, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N551NC.

Cruise
330 kt
Range
1,500 nm
Fuel burn
171 gph

Published figures for the Cessna Citation IISP type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N551NC.

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.