N505MS

This entry covers airframe N505MS, a Cessna 550B Citation Bravo built in 1989 with serial number 550-0601. The airframe is registered in the United States and is owned by KENMORE CREW LEASING INC TRUSTEE, a corporation based in Bellingham, WA, US, reflecting a trustee corporate ownership structure rather than individual private ownership. The aircraft retains its original model designation Cessna 550B Citation Bravo and has been outfitted and maintained to executive standards consistent with its role; its listed market value is $799,000, indicative of its age and specification level. No other registry or notable incident history is published in the supplied data.

N505MS is configured in an executive eight-passenger layout featuring a forward refreshment center with woodgrain cabinetry and a belted flushing aft lavatory, a common executive fit for short-to-medium international missions. The aircraft's avionics complement includes a Collins Pro Line II integrated suite, Honeywell EDZ-600 EFIS (2-tube), Sperry SPZ-500 autopilot/flight director, Garmin GPS-400, L-3 SkyWatch TCAS, Honeywell Mark VIII EGPWS, and Collins communications/navigation/DME equipment, enabling standard business-jet IFR operations and modern situational awareness. Typical missions for this airframe would include regional and transcontinental charter or owner-operator business travel within the roughly 1,900 nm performance envelope, operating from the owner’s base in Bellingham, WA, US when utilized by the trustee corporation. Maintenance considerations follow from its twin JT15D-4 turbofan heritage and systems common to Citation Bravos of its build era.

The Cessna 550B Citation Bravo occupies a light-to-mid-size business jet niche within the Citation family, offering cruise speeds around 342 kts and high-altitude capability to 43,000 ft. In its market segment it competes with similar light business jets of late-1980s to 1990s vintage; buyers and charter operators evaluate examples like N505MS on avionics fit, interior refurbishment, and engine/airframe hours. Resale and maintenance considerations for this airframe are influenced by its age, the specific Collins/Honeywell avionics fit, and the documented corporate ownership structure, with the listed value of $799,000 reflecting those combined factors.