Aircraft Description
N53BT is a 2021 Textron Aviation INC 525B, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Ssi Air LLC in Hot Springs, AR. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 21, 2021. The registration certificate was issued on October 6, 2025. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2032. Powered by a Williams FJ44-3A engine producing 2820 pounds of thrust, N53BT is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6AE3F (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N53BT was last tracked by AviatorDB near Memorial Field Airport (KHOT) on June 26, 2026. The FAA registry record for N53BT was last updated on October 6, 2025. 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 4,073 Textron Aviation INC 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 N53BT. 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.
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Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC