N242BS

This entry covers airframe N242BS, a factory-built Cessna CitationJet 525 (CitationJet / CJ1) completed in 1997 with serial number 525-0230. The aircraft is owned by DM AVIATION LLC, an LLC based in Lexington, SC, US, which appears as the current registrant in U.S. records. FAA registration data for this airframe notes an eight-place executive cabin configuration, and there are no publicly listed valuation or condition summaries; such financial or appraisal details are not published in the supplied dataset. Operationally the airframe is registered in the US and has been documented with the typical CJ1 avionics fit.

The cabin of N242BS is configured as an eight-place executive layout consistent with the FAA registration listing, tailored for small-group corporate or owner-operator missions. Avionics are indicated as the typical CJ1 fit, the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21, supporting modern navigation, communications and flight management tasks for regional business travel. With a cruise near 381 knots and a range of about 1,300 nm, the airframe is optimized for short- to medium-range point-to-point charters, owner flights, and corporate shuttle legs out of its home base area in Lexington, SC, US. Maintenance considerations follow standard light-jet schedules for the CJ1 family, particularly focused on the Williams FJ44-series turbofans and avionics lifecycle management.

The Cessna CitationJet 525 (CJ1) occupies the light-cabin, entry-level business-jet niche, emphasizing low operating costs, runway performance and single-pilot capability compared with larger Citation models. Its performance figures—cruise around 381 kts and a service ceiling of 41,000 ft—place it in direct competition with other light jets equipped with Williams or similar engines. Buyer and charter demand historically favors well-maintained CJ1s for short-haul corporate missions; resale and maintenance profiles hinge on engine hour status, avionics updates (such as Pro Line 21), and documented ownership/maintenance history for airframes like N242BS.