Light jet

N8ZZ

2018 Cessna Citation CJ3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
525B0558
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee (LLC)
Based
Michelstadt, DE
Registration record

N8ZZ on the FAA register

Type
2018 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA: Textron Aviation 525B)
Serial
525B0558
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt, DE
Certificate issued
2026-01-15
Airworthiness date
2018-09-22
Registration expires
2033-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
AADF82
Mode S (octal)
52557602
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

  • 2033-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N8ZZ to the current registrant.
  • 2018-09-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 2013-07-30
    N8ZZ previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV-4 (s/n 3407); cancelled.
Overview

About N8ZZ

N8ZZ is a 2018 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA model 525B), serial number 525B0558. The FAA register lists Qualitair LLC Trustee as the registrant in Michelstadt. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 15, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.

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 September 22, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8ZZ. 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

1999-12-25 Accident · Florence, NJ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · NYC00LA061
Reported aircraft: Zielke RV-4 — a different aircraft that carried the N8ZZ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Failure of one of the propeller blades. A factor was the necessity land across, rather than in alignment with, the furrowed terrain due to the nature of the emergency.

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.