Light jet

N9KG

2008 Cessna Citation CJ3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
525B0265
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Serenity Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Bellevue, WA
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Registration record

N9KG on the FAA register

Type
2008 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA: Cessna 525B)
Serial
525B0265
Engines
2 × Williams FJ44-3A
Registered owner
Serenity Aviation LLC
Bellevue, WA
Certificate issued
2022-09-20
Airworthiness date
2008-09-21
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC6B62
Mode S (octal)
53065542
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

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-09-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N9KG.
  • 2008-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N9KG

N9KG is a 2008 Cessna Citation CJ3 (FAA model 525B), serial number 525B0265. The FAA register lists Serenity Aviation LLC as the registrant in Bellevue, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 20, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 (normal), dated September 21, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9KG. 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

2008-06-25 Accident · Baker City, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA08LA157
Reported aircraft: Rockwell 690B — a different aircraft that carried the N9KG registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The landing gear collapse during the landing roll due to the fracture of the inboard hydraulic cylinder clevis pin housing boss for undetermined reasons.

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.