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Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel

1,344 on the U.S. register across 4 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1989 to 2026; half of them date from 2002 or earlier. Texas has the most (203). 89% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Cessna 560: Medium-sized business jet
Photo: Gerry Stegmeier, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons · Cessna Citation Excel on Wikipedia

About the 560 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Business jets
Power
Turbofan, 2 engines
Common engines
P&W Canada Jt15D 5 Ser (309), P&W Canada Pw545 Ser (286), P&W Canada Pw545C (227)
Fuel
Jet A
Seats
13 (up to 14 in some versions)
Built of
aluminium
Makers on the register
Cessna, Textron Aviation Inc, Cessna Aircraft Co
Registered
earliest certificate December 24, 1997; newest November 5, 2026

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
560XL7261995 to 202654.0%
5605971989 to 202644.4%
560XLS202004 to 20131.5%
560XLS+120120.1%

When they were built by decade · 86 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
198026
1990385
2000626
2010143
202078

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20105
201121
201220
201320
201432
201532
201640
201749
201857
201967
202081
2021126
202298
2023136
2024143
2025154
2026193

Accident history NTSB records · 75 cases since 1982, 12 fatal

2026-09-21DCA26WA373 · 560 N5ADRL · incident near Tunis, outside the U.S.
2026-09-01WPR26LA326 · 560XL N562JL · accident near Porterville, CA · minor injuries
2026-04-08OPS26LA036 · 560XL N887PC · incident near Orlando, FL
2026-02-06ERA26LA107 · 560 N476JC · accident near Danville, KY · no injuries
2025-09-06CEN25LA371 · 560 N560RT · accident near Dallas, TX · no injuries
2025-08-14ERA25LA301 · 560XL N802TD · accident near Oakland Park, FL · no injuries
2025-08-13GAA25WA252 · 560 VHOHE · incident near Perth, outside the U.S. · no injuries
2025-08-07GAA25WA234 · 560 N5YFDN · accident near Mwihoko · 4 killed

The 8 most recent of 75 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Cessna 560 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

1,344 as of November 5, 2026, counting 4 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Cessna 560s?

Texas, with 203.

Who owns the Cessna 560?

89% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Cessna 560s on the register built?

Between 1989 and 2026; half of them in 2002 or earlier.

How many Cessna 560 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

75 accidents and incidents since 1982, 12 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Cessna 560 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Cessna 560 the component layer

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A22CE, held by Textron Aviation INC.). The FAA has issued 38 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about instruments and avionics. Operators and repair shops have filed 5,846 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 1,739 of them in the last ten years: about 12.9 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is landing gear. 319 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Duncan Aviation INC.

FAA orders 38 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-07-012026-13-02 · Navigation · instruments and avionics
2025-07-112025-11-09 · Fire Protection · engine
2023-05-262023-10-02 · Indicating/Recording System, Navigation · instruments and avionics
2020-12-172020-26-05 · POWER LEVER · engine
2017-03-092017-04-14 · Electrical power · electrical power
2015-09-292015-17-12 · Air conditioning · engine

All orders naming the Cessna 560

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Instruments and avionics1642%
Engine718%
Other and general411%
Flight controls411%
Electrical power25%
Airframe structure13%
Propeller13%
Landing gear13%

Failure reports 5,846 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA

01202403604809500051015202511526
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
9518
9637
9722
9820
9917
0042
0119
0225
03155
04177
05329
06347
07426
08480
09281
10246
11263
12298
13243
14276
15199
16187
17184
18155
19127
20108
21199
22187
23223
24190
25251
26115

By system

Failure reports by system, as a table
reportsshare
Landing gear1,79031%
Airframe structure1,11219%
Engine93416%
Heating, ice protection and utility systems72312%
Flight controls5309%
Electrical power2815%
Instruments and avionics2685%
Fuel system882%

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Actuator227
Engine224
Brake Assy143
Switch122
Skin119
Brake114
Warning Light106
Control Cable101
Oil System98
Rib88

Latest reports

2026-10-27Cable: out of adjust · airframe structure
2026-10-23Brake: faulted · landing gear
2026-10-23Pressure Switch: defective · fuel system
2026-10-23Cable: low tension · airframe structure
2026-10-23Linkage: out of adjust · airframe structure

Approved replacement parts 1,619 parts manufacturer approvals

Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:

Most often: ambulance module (58), vhf panel (35), led lighting (25), panel mount (23), blind rivet (22), doubler (20), stretcher (17), bus bar (17), trfc top (16), trfc btm (16).

Approved modifications 319 supplemental type certificates

Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:

Latest

2026-10-07ST01305WI-D · Modification of a Collins ALT-50A or ALT-55B Radio Altimeter system installation to a Collins...
2026-08-26ST12461IB · Installation of Cockpit Voice Recorder with optional RIPS Upgrade
2026-06-10ST01823WI · Installation of Garmin GTS Traffic Sensor with Garmin GTX 3000 Mode S Transponders with ADS-B Out.
2026-06-08ST04201NY · Installation of ENode Engine Data Acquisition Unit & IONode Digital Data Recorder
2026-05-28ST00197IB · Installation of the Universal Quick Access Recorder (uQAR)

Certificates and bulletins

A22CEType certificate held by Textron Aviation INC. · 6 models listed · revised December 8, 2025

Special conditions rules the FAA wrote for this design

Safety bulletins 8 · advice, not orders

2021-09-16AIR-21-15R1 · Navigation System
2021-08-26AIR-21-15 · Navigation System
2014-01-23NM-14-08 · Fuselage: Aerodynamic Fairings
2011-01-05CE-10-49R1 · Equipment/Furnishings Drain Mast Heater
2010-09-23CE-10-49 · Equipment/Furnishings Drain Mast Heater

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the 560 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/cessna/560.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 20 560XLS (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N1281R Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Alliance Air Parts Acquisitions CORP DBA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
None on file 2026-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N824PM Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2026-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N572CJ Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Aviation Resource Group INC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Standard 2026-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N715DR Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Indigo Aviation INC
Savannah, Georgia
Standard 2026-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N413SK Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Excel6 LLC
Carmel, Indiana
Standard 2026-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3410A Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Multiplying the 10K Aviation LLC
Longwood, Florida
Standard 2025-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N440PJ Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2025-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N528JP Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Jssi Parts LLC
Chicago, Illinois
None on file 2025-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N929JL Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Dodson International Parts INC
Rantoul, Kansas
None on file 2025-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27XL Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Ocpx LLC
Emigrant, Montana
Standard 2025-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N510DC Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Bmrl Capital Holdings LLC
Newark, Delaware
Standard 2024-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N875JS Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Dcgt LLC
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2024-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N394AG Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3410 Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Deb Operations LLC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2023-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N422BC Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Medd III Aircraft LLC
Staten Island, New York
Standard 2022-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N921MP Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Idaho Dairy Air LLC
Jerome, Idaho
Standard 2020-02-03 Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes
N522AM Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Advance Management LLC
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Standard 2018-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315VE Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Tannehill Aviation LLC
Wichita Falls, Texas
Standard 2017-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N916DK Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Sapphire Air LLC
Windermere, Florida
Standard 2016-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400LV Cessna Aircraft Co
560XLS
Pronto LLC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2013-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes