N371SF

This entry describes airframe N371SF, a 2021-built Cessna Citation CJ4 (Model 525C), serial number 525C0369, manufactured by Textron Aviation Inc. The aircraft is registered in the US and is owned by ESPRIT LEASING LLC (an LLC based in Dayton, OH, US). Delivered in 2021 and appearing in the US registry under the single lessee-owner record, the airframe is operated in a leasing/charter support role. As a modern light business jet with full certification, the airframe’s market valuation is listed at $10,300,000, reflecting a late-production CJ4 with contemporary avionics and standard executive interior.

The individual cabin of N371SF is outfitted in a typical executive club configuration accommodating eight to ten passengers in forward-facing and opposing club seating; the type certificate allows up to 11 seats. Avionics are fitted with the Collins Pro Line 21 suite, supporting modern navigation, flight management and situational awareness required for business and fractional operations. Typical missions for this airframe include regional business travel and on-demand charter flights across the continental US and near-offshore destinations within its 2,165 nm range, flown at typical cruise speeds around 451 kts and altitudes up to 45,000 ft. As a leased asset based with an Ohio-registered lessor, maintenance and scheduling tend to align with commercial Part 135/lease support models.

The Cessna Citation CJ4 (Model 525C) occupies the light-medium business jet niche, offering long-range capability and high cruise speed for its class. Competing models include later variants of the Embraer Phenom 300 and certain light Gulfstream or Dassault Falcon offerings in adjacent categories. Demand in the charter and corporate lease market favors CJ4 airframes with modern avionics like Collins Pro Line 21 and low-cycle, low-age examples—attributes present on N371SF—which can positively influence maintenance planning and resale prospects. Maintenance and resale considerations for this airframe focus on engine program status for the Williams FJ44-4A pair and maintaining updated avionics databases and records to support continued leasing operations.