N518MV

This airframe, registered as N518MV, is a 1981-built Cessna 551 Citation II/SP with serial number 551-0046. The airframe is recorded as owned by AZALEA CONNECTION LLC (an LLC based in Columbus, Ohio, US) and operated out of that home base in the U.S. Registry entries and operator records identify the aircraft as a U.S.-registered business jet; the airframe’s valuation is listed at $930,000, reflecting its market position as an older, mid-size light jet. Maintenance history and individual airworthiness directives for this serial are not published in the supplied data, but the aircraft’s equipment fit and value indicate typical service and refurbishment needs consistent with other early-1980s Citation II/SP airframes.

The cabin of N518MV is fitted with a forward two-place divan and two forward-facing seats, an aft four-place club arrangement, an enclosed aft lavatory and a forward galley, providing an eight-place executive interior suited to short to mid-range business travel. Avionics are listed as Collins ProLine in primary references, with historical listings also mentioning Garmin GNS units and Avidyne MFDs, indicating incremental avionics updates over the aircraft’s service life. Typical mission profiles for this airframe under AZALEA CONNECTION LLC would include regional point-to-point charters or owner-flown business trips within its roughly 2,000 nm range and at cruise speeds near 375 kts, operating from its Columbus, Ohio base and similar continental U.S. routes. Maintenance considerations follow established Citation II/SP practices, especially for engine inspections and vintage avionics integration.

The Cessna 551 Citation II/SP sits in the light-to-midsize business jet niche within the broader Citation family, offering transcontinental capability for its era with relatively modest operating costs compared with larger jets. Competing models historically include early Learjet 35/36 variants and early-gulfstream/light-business twins in used-aircraft marketplaces. Buyer and charter demand for a 1981 serial such as 551-0046 is influenced by airframe condition, avionics modernization (as suggested by Collins ProLine and retrofit mentions), and the ongoing maintenance profile of Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D powerplants, which are key factors in resale and operational economics.