N196PC - 2008 Cessna 525B Aircraft Registration

N196PC is a 2008 Cessna 525B, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Papercone Aviation LLC in Louisville, KY. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 10, 2014. The registration certificate was issued on November 27, 2017. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2027. Powered by a Williams FJ44-3A engine producing 2820 pounds of thrust, N196PC is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A17FBD (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N196PC was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 32.8769, -80.0210 on March 23, 2026. The FAA registry record for N196PC was last updated on April 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Cessna 525B Citation CJ3 served as a pivotal light business jet that bridged the gap between smaller corporate aircraft and larger cabin jets during its eleven-year production run. First flown on April 17, 2003, it was a twin-engine turbofan aircraft that seated up to six passengers in a stretched fuselage design. With a range of 1,875 nautical miles and cruising speed of 417 knots, the CJ3 offered significantly improved performance over its CJ2 predecessor. Manufactured by Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas, it represented the third generation of the successful CitationJet family. AviatorDB tracks 80,556 Cessna aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is C25B.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N196PC. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.