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1981 Cessna Citation 500Jet Aircraft • Jacksonville, TX, USA

This 1981 Cessna Citation 500, registration N53RD, presents with a fresh Phase 1-5 inspection and a recently completed B inspection and RVSM recertification in March 2025. The airframe has accumulated 7,939.8 total hours with 7,966 landings. The Pratt & Whitney JT15D-1A engines are on-condition; Engine 1 has 3,124.4 hours since major overhaul with a hot section inspection completed in 2007, while Engine 2 has 1,696.5 hours SMOH.

The aircraft is equipped for extensive international operations, featuring RVSM certification, a 100-gallon Branson auxiliary fuel tank modification for extended range, and provisions for a left-hand side camera....

Year: 1981

Make: Cessna

Series: Citation 500

Model: Citation 500

Tail #: N53RD

Serial #: 500-0415

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Specifications

Category: Jet

Intended Use: Business

Flight Rules: IFR

Useful Load: 4,735 lbs

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 7,939.8 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 3,124.4 hrs (SMOH)

Engine 2 Time: 1,696.5 hrs (SMOH)

Inspection Status: Fresh Phase 1-5; B and RVSM Completed March 2025 Airworthy

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GTN 750W - Dual GTN WAAS GPS Units

Autopilot

Sperry SPZ-500 - IFCS with Dual ADI

Comms

Collins ADF-60 - Flight Level 16-watt COM Radios, Flight Phone, Satphone

Weather

Bendix/King RDR-1150XL - Color Weather Radar, GDL XM Weather

Traffic

LandMark TAWS-8000 - TCAS, TAWS

ADS-B Out

Garmin GTX 327 - GTX with Diversity, GTX with Extended Squitter, GDL Datalink

PFD

Sperry SPZ-500 - IFCS 5-inch Flight Director, 2-tube EFIS

MFD

Garmin GTN 750W - Dual GTN FliteCharts, Jeppesen ChartView

Additional Equipment

Fuel System

Branson 100-gallon Fuel Tank Modification Extended Range/Aux Fuel

Air Conditioning

Freon Air Conditioning

Braking System

Anti-Skid Brakes

Oxygen System

64 Cubic Foot O2 System with Deployable Masks

Windows

Rosen - Tinted Windows, Sun Visors

Instrument Panel

Custom Instrument Panel

Radome

Sierra - Quick Release Radome Mod

Soundproofing

Camera System

LH Side Camera Mod

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating: 7/10

Interior Year: 2017

Paint Rating: 7/10

Paint Year: 2017

Interior Notes: Executive Passenger Configuration, Tan Custom Leather Seating, Single Forward Side-Facing Seat, 4-Place Club, Sheepskin Crew Seats, Deluxe Bird's-eye Gloss Maple Refreshment Center with Black Ebony Worktop, Charcoal Gray Carpeting, Matching Tan Sidewalls with Accent Print, Gold-Plated Bird's-eye Maple Cabinetry, Dual Executive Writing Tables, Matching Pillows, Non-Belted Lavatory