N656SM - 2006 Cessna 525B Aircraft Registration

N656SM is a 2006 Cessna 525B, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to CJ3 Systems LLC in Oakland, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 22, 2014. The registration certificate was issued on April 20, 2021. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2028. Powered by a Williams FJ44-3A engine producing 2820 pounds of thrust, N656SM is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A8A4A0 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N656SM was last tracked by AviatorDB near San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (KOAK) on March 22, 2026. The FAA registry record for N656SM was last updated on May 5, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Cessna 525B Citation CJ3 served as a pivotal light business jet that bridged the gap between smaller corporate aircraft and larger cabin jets during its eleven-year production run. First flown on April 17, 2003, it was a twin-engine turbofan aircraft that seated up to six passengers in a stretched fuselage design. With a range of 1,875 nautical miles and cruising speed of 417 knots, the CJ3 offered significantly improved performance over its CJ2 predecessor. Manufactured by Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas, it represented the third generation of the successful CitationJet family. AviatorDB tracks 80,556 Cessna aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is C25B.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N656SM. 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.