Aircraft Description
N550WE is a 1988 Cessna S550, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Information Alpha LLC in St Thomas, VI. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 10, 2019. The registration certificate was issued on August 15, 2019. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2029. Powered by a P&w Canada JT15D-4B engine producing 2500 pounds of thrust, N550WE is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A70164 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N550WE was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 18.7422, -65.4581 on April 17, 2026. The FAA registry record for N550WE was last updated on February 8, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Cessna Citation II, a pivotal business jet that addressed the speed limitations of its predecessor while maintaining docile handling characteristics, first flew on January 31, 1977. This low-wing twin-turbofan aircraft seated up to 10 passengers plus two pilots, featuring a fuselage stretched 3 feet 9 inches beyond the original Citation I. With a maximum range of 1,520 nautical miles and cruise speeds reaching 400 knots, the Citation II was manufactured by Cessna Aircraft Company from 1978 to 2006. AviatorDB tracks 80,402 Cessna aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is C550.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N550WE. 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