Light jet

N89D

1979 Cessna Citation II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
550-0056
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sowela Technical Community College (Government)
Based
Lake Charles, LA
Registration record

N89D on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna Citation II (FAA: Cessna 550)
Serial
550-0056
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4
Registered owner
Sowela Technical Community College
Lake Charles, LA
Certificate issued
2021-03-08
Airworthiness date
1979-04-26
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AC4346
Mode S (octal)
53041506
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,500 nm
Cruise (type)
330 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N89D.
  • 1979-04-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N89D

N89D is a 1979 Cessna Citation II (FAA model 550), serial number 550-0056. The FAA register lists Sowela Technical Community College as the registrant in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 330 knots and a range of about 1,500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated April 26, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N89D.

Cruise
330 kt
Range
1,500 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2500
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,450 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,414 ft
Fuel burn
171 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N89D.

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.