N501RT

The airframe bearing tail number N501RT is a factory-built Cessna 500 Citation I completed in 1971 and identified by serial number 500-0001. The airframe is owned by PARATUS JETS LLC, an LLC based in Auburn, IN, US, and is registered in the US. This entry focuses solely on this specific airframe’s basic identity, current ownership and statutory registration; publicly available detail on past operators, registry actions, or valuation and condition history is not provided in the supplied data. Its documented configuration and operator base indicate use as a light executive transport operated from the owner’s home region.

The cabin for this airframe is described generically as a typical 5–7 passenger executive layout; the specific in-service fit for N501RT is unknown from the provided data. Avionics fit, interior finish levels and exact passenger accommodations are not published in the supplied material, so mission fit must be inferred from range and cruise performance. With a cruise speed of 352 kts and a range of 1,328 nm, operations for this airframe are consistent with short- to medium-range executive and corporate missions operated from the owner’s base in Auburn, IN, US. Maintenance considerations for this individual aircraft would include service and overhaul practices appropriate to the installed Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 engines.

This specific airframe, the Cessna 500 Citation I serial 500-0001, represents the early Citation family’s performance envelope as embodied by the documented cruise, range and ceiling figures. The twin-engine configuration and a documented five-seat executive layout position the airframe within the light, short- to medium-range business jet sector. Prospective operators and fleet managers considering this airframe would weigh the listed performance figures—352 kts cruise, 1,328 nm range, 41,000 ft ceiling—and the two JT15D-1 engines when assessing mission capability, maintenance planning and resale considerations.