Light jet

N781SL

2001 Cessna Citation Excel

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2001
Serial
560-5162
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bb & Ryder LLC (LLC)
Based
Conway, AR
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Registration record

N781SL on the FAA register

Type
2001 Cessna Citation Excel (FAA: Cessna 560XL)
Serial
560-5162
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series
Registered owner
Bb & Ryder LLC
Conway, AR
Certificate issued
2025-10-09
Airworthiness date
2001-04-12
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AA95D8
Mode S (octal)
52512730
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

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N781SL.
  • 2001-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2000-12-14
    Accident at Pensacola, FL; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N781SL

N781SL is a 2001 Cessna Citation Excel (FAA model 560XL), serial number 560-5162. The FAA register lists Bb & Ryder LLC as the registrant in Conway, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 9, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

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 12, 2001.

N781SL has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2000-12-14 Accident · Pensacola, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA01LA040
Reported aircraft: Cessna 421B
Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear scissors washer during taxi for takeoff, and collapse of the left main landing gear. A factor in the accident was the failure of unknown maintenance personnel to comply with a manufacturers service letter concerning the scissors washers.

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.