Light jet

N96JS

1977 Cessna Citation 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
500-0370
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Theia Registration Corp Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Wichita, KS
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1977 Cessna Citation 500
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Registration record

N96JS on the FAA register

Type
1977 Cessna Citation 500
Serial
500-0370
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1A
Registered owner
Theia Registration Corp Trustee
Wichita, KS
Certificate issued
2025-10-23
Airworthiness date
2025-11-05
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AD5AA6
Mode S (octal)
53255246
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,215 nm
Cruise (type)
348 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2025-10-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N96JS to the current registrant.
  • 2013-03-26
    N96JS previously assigned to a Piper Cheyenne II (s/n 31T-7620021); cancelled.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N96JS

N96JS is a 1977 Cessna Citation 500, serial number 500-0370. The FAA register lists Theia Registration Corp Trustee as the registrant in Wichita, Kansas. 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 Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1A engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 348 knots and a range of about 1,215 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated November 5, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N96JS.

Cruise
348 kt
Range
1,215 nm
Power / thrust (each)
2887
Takeoff over 50 ft
3,600 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,180 ft
Fuel burn
198 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N96JS.

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.