N493CJ - 2011 Cessna 525A Aircraft Registration

N493CJ is a 2011 Cessna 525A, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to N36MU LLC in Vernon, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 27, 2012. The registration certificate was issued on December 19, 2013. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2029. Powered by a Williams FJ44-3A-24 engine producing 2490 pounds of thrust, N493CJ is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A61B78 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N493CJ was last tracked by AviatorDB near Seattle Paine Field International Airport (KPAE) on March 21, 2026. The FAA registry record for N493CJ was last updated on September 22, 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 N493CJ. 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.