Light jet

N86CG

2017 Cessna Citation CJ3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
525B0512
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Emerald Springs LLC (LLC)
Based
Missoula, MT
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Registration record

N86CG on the FAA register

Type
2017 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA: Textron Aviation 525B)
Serial
525B0512
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Registered owner
Emerald Springs LLC
Missoula, MT
Certificate issued
2025-10-23
Airworthiness date
2017-03-24
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
ABCCB7
Mode S (octal)
52746267
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,040 nm
Cruise (type)
416 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N86CG to the current registrant.
  • 2017-03-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 2009-04-23
    N86CG previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV-6A (s/n 60135); cancelled.
Overview

About N86CG

N86CG is a 2017 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA model 525B), serial number 525B0512. The FAA register lists Emerald Springs LLC as the registrant in Missoula, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 23, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Williams FJ44-3A engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 416 knots and a range of about 2,040 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (commuter), dated March 24, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N86CG. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
416 kt
Range
2,040 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2820
Landing over 50 ft
2,770 ft
Fuel burn
155 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2006-06-18 Accident · Peru, IL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI06LA157A
Reported aircraft: Good RV-6A — a different aircraft that carried the N86CG registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the lead airplane during the overhead recovery maneuver prior to landing.

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.