N70KB - 1982 Cessna 550 Aircraft Registration

N70KB is a 1982 Cessna 550, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Checkerboard Aviation LLC in Bluffton, SC. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 12, 1997. The registration certificate was issued on January 23, 2025. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2032. Powered by a P&w Canada JT15D-4 engine producing 2500 pounds of thrust, N70KB is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A95318 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N70KB was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 38.3915, -85.7379 on March 4, 2026. The FAA registry record for N70KB was last updated on January 23, 2025. 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 80,556 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 N70KB. 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.