N55KT - 2002 Cessna 525A Aircraft Registration

N55KT is a 2002 Cessna 525A, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Heaton Air LLC in Goleta, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 2, 2002. The registration certificate was issued on July 16, 2020. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2027. Powered by a Williams FJ 44 SERIES engine producing 1900 pounds of thrust, N55KT is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6FE05 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N55KT was last tracked by AviatorDB near Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) on March 16, 2026. The FAA registry record for N55KT was last updated on March 4, 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 N55KT. 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.