Light jet

N83NW

1976 Cessna Citation 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
500-0309
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bas Part Sales LLC (LLC)
Based
Greeley, CO
1976 Cessna Citation 500
Representative photo of a Cessna Citation 500. Not a photo of N83NW.
Registration record

N83NW on the FAA register

Type
1976 Cessna Citation 500
Serial
500-0309
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
Registered owner
Bas Part Sales LLC
Greeley, CO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1990-11-21
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AB5742
Mode S (octal)
52653502
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

  • 1990-11-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N83NW

N83NW is a 1976 Cessna Citation 500, serial number 500-0309. The FAA register lists Bas Part Sales LLC as the registrant in Greeley, Colorado.

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 November 21, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N83NW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

Published figures for the Cessna Citation 500 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna Citation 500 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-07-24 Accident · Libby, MT Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · SEA98LA146
Reported aircraft: Garlick UH-1H — a different aircraft that carried the N83NW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A failure of the external load cable, which became entangled in the tail rotor.

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.