Midsize jet

N889LB

2019 Cessna Citation CJ4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
525C0290
Class
Midsize jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Midwest Jet Charter Inc (Corporation)
Based
Mattoon, IL
Registration record

N889LB on the FAA register

Type
2019 Cessna Citation CJ4 (FAA: Textron Aviation 525C)
Serial
525C0290
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-4A
Registered owner
Midwest Jet Charter Inc
Mattoon, IL
Certificate issued
2025-10-14
Airworthiness date
2019-02-21
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
AC4040
Mode S (octal)
53040100
Seats (type)
11
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
1,900 nm
Cruise (type)
405 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N889LB to the current registrant.
  • 2019-02-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 2017-02-03
    N889LB previously assigned to a Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP / 172SP Skyhawk SP / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 172S9889); cancelled.
Overview

About N889LB

N889LB is a 2019 Cessna Citation CJ4 (FAA model 525C), serial number 525C0290. The FAA register lists Midwest Jet Charter Inc as the registrant in Mattoon, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 14, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a midsize jet, two Williams FJ44-4A engines and 11 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 405 knots and a range of about 1,900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (commuter), dated February 21, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N889LB.

Cruise
405 kt
Range
1,900 nm
Fuel burn
205 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N889LB.

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.