Light jet

N87LC

2005 Cessna Citation CJ3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
525B-0028
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
True Leaf Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Salinas, CA
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Registration record

N87LC on the FAA register

Type
2005 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA: Cessna 525B)
Serial
525B-0028
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Registered owner
True Leaf Holdings LLC
Salinas, CA
Certificate issued
2025-07-09
Airworthiness date
2016-03-07
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
ABF4FA
Mode S (octal)
52772372
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

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N87LC to the current registrant.
  • 2016-03-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 2013-08-22
    N87LC previously assigned to a Homebuilt Rutan Varieze (s/n 637); cancelled.
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
Overview

About N87LC

N87LC is a 2005 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA model 525B), serial number 525B-0028. The FAA register lists True Leaf Holdings LLC as the registrant in Salinas, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 9, 2025 and expires on July 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 7, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87LC.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N87LC.

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.