N438TA - Cessna 525C Aircraft Registration

N438TA is a Cessna 525C, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Chupacabra Express LLC in N Richland Hills, TX. The registration certificate was issued on March 13, 2019. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2029. The aircraft is configured with 11 seats. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A54280 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N438TA was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 30.1975, -97.6620 on August 1, 2025. The FAA registry record for N438TA was last updated on July 21, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Cessna 525 Citation CJ1 represented a significant evolution in light business aviation as an improved successor to the original CitationJet. First flown in 1999, it was a low-wing twin-engine business jet powered by Williams FJ44-1A turbofans that could accommodate 6-8 passengers in typical corporate configurations. Spanning 47 feet with a range of 887 nautical miles, the CJ1 was manufactured by Cessna Aircraft Company from 2000 to 2005. AviatorDB tracks 80,556 Cessna aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is C525.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N438TA. 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.