Light jet

N97AJ

2005 Cessna Citation XLS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
560-5609
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rukel Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
St Charles, IL
2005 Cessna Citation XLS
Representative photo of a Cessna Citation XLS. Not a photo of N97AJ.
Registration record

N97AJ on the FAA register

Type
2005 Cessna Citation XLS (FAA: Cessna 560XL)
Serial
560-5609
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series
Registered owner
Rukel Aviation LLC
St Charles, IL
Certificate issued
2024-07-29
Airworthiness date
2005-12-15
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AD8155
Mode S (octal)
53300525
Seats (type)
13
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,900 nm
Cruise (type)
400 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N97AJ to the current registrant.
  • 2016-08-23
    N97AJ previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-7305052); cancelled.
  • 2005-12-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1996-04-29
    N97AJ previously assigned to a Bell 206L-3 (s/n 51357); cancelled.
  • 1994-05-23
    N97AJ previously assigned to a Bell 206B III (s/n 4297); cancelled.
  • 1993-10-28
    N97AJ previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 3202); cancelled.
Overview

About N97AJ

N97AJ is a 2005 Cessna Citation XLS (FAA model 560XL), serial number 560-5609. The FAA register lists Rukel Aviation LLC as the registrant in St Charles, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series engines and 13 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 400 knots and a range of about 1,900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated December 15, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N97AJ.

Cruise
400 kt
Range
1,900 nm
Power / thrust (each)
3991
Fuel burn
227 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N97AJ.

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.