Light jet

N55VW

2000 Cessna Citation Excel

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
560-5076
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Variety Wholesalers Inc (Corporation)
Based
Henderson, NC
Registration record

N55VW on the FAA register

Type
2000 Cessna Citation Excel (FAA: Cessna 560XL)
Serial
560-5076
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series
Registered owner
Variety Wholesalers Inc
Henderson, NC
Certificate issued
2021-04-06
Airworthiness date
2000-04-17
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A6FF02
Mode S (octal)
51577402
Seats (type)
13
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,900 nm
Cruise (type)
392 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N55VW to the current registrant.
  • 2003-12-08
    N55VW previously assigned to a Homebuilt SZD-55-1 (s/n 551192037); cancelled.
  • 2000-04-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N55VW

N55VW is a 2000 Cessna Citation Excel (FAA model 560XL), serial number 560-5076. The FAA register lists Variety Wholesalers Inc as the registrant in Henderson, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 6, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series engines and 13 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 392 knots and a range of about 1,900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated April 17, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N55VW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
392 kt
Range
1,900 nm
Power / thrust (each)
3786
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,460 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,315 ft
Fuel burn
235 gph

Published figures for the Cessna Citation Excel type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna Citation Excel specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-08-12 Accident · Uvalde, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW01LA179
Reported aircraft: PDPS PZL-Bielsko SZD-55-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N55VW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the base turn, which resulted in an inadvertant stall/spin.

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.