N279D - 2006 Cessna 525B Aircraft Registration

N279D is a 2006 Cessna 525B, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Ldt Aviation LLC in Coral Gables, FL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 21, 2006. The registration certificate was issued on December 5, 2023. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2030. Powered by a Williams FJ44-3A engine producing 2820 pounds of thrust, N279D is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A2C836 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N279D was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 42.4693, -71.2736 on March 24, 2026. The FAA registry record for N279D was last updated on December 5, 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 N279D. 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.