Midsize jet

N980DT

2024 Cessna Citation CJ4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2024
Serial
525C0455
Class
Midsize jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-4A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dot Food Inc (Corporation)
Based
Mount Sterling, IL
Registration record

N980DT on the FAA register

Type
2024 Cessna Citation CJ4 (FAA: Textron Aviation 525C)
Serial
525C0455
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-4A
Registered owner
Dot Food Inc
Mount Sterling, IL
Certificate issued
2025-01-16
Airworthiness date
2024-12-16
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
ADAB81
Mode S (octal)
53325601
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

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N980DT to the current registrant.
  • 2024-12-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 1998-04-02
    N980DT previously assigned to a Rockwell International 695 (s/n 95048); cancelled.
Overview

About N980DT

N980DT is a 2024 Cessna Citation CJ4 (FAA model 525C), serial number 525C0455. The FAA register lists Dot Food Inc as the registrant in Mount Sterling, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 16, 2025 and expires on January 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 December 16, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N980DT.

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 N980DT.

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.