N478PA

This entry covers airframe tail number N478PA, a factory-built Cessna 650 Citation VII manufactured by Cessna (Textron Aviation) in 1996 with serial number 6507069. The airframe is registered in the US and is recorded as owned by MERLIN ONE AIRCRAFT LLC of San Antonio, TX, US; the registration and ownership record shows consolidation under the single LLC owner without publicly listed prior operators. The airframe’s documented valuation is $1,500,000, and public records indicate it is maintained in a typical executive configuration suitable for corporate or charter missions.

The cabin of N478PA is noted as a typical executive layout, commonly arranged for 7–9 passengers in executive seating while records also list configurations accommodating up to 12 occupants when including belted lavatory or crew seating. Avionics fit varies by individual airframe in the type, and this example is commonly equipped with Honeywell/Collins avionics suites appropriate to transcontinental business missions; specific panel model and fit for this serial are not further detailed in public summary data. Based at San Antonio, TX, US under ownership by MERLIN ONE AIRCRAFT LLC, the aircraft’s performance—long range and high cruise speed—supports point-to-point corporate, charter, and repositioning flights across domestic and near-international routes. Maintenance considerations follow the Citation VII fleet norms, including attention to the TFE731-4R engine program and avionics upgrades typical for 1990s-built Honeywell/Collins systems.

The Cessna 650 Citation VII occupies the super-midsize business jet niche, offering a combination of higher cruise speed and altitude capability—demonstrated here by a 459 kts cruise and 51,000 ft ceiling—relative to earlier Citation models. Competing models in the segment include later-generation super-midsize jets from Gulfstream light series and Bombardier Challenger variants; buyer and charter demand for 1990s Citation VIIs often focuses on value pricing and mission capability rather than newest avionics. Resale and maintenance considerations for this airframe reflect age, engine TBO status, and potential avionics retrofit needs, factors that underpin the stated $1,500,000 valuation.