N5255B

This airframe, registered as N5255B, is a 1997-built Cessna 525 CitationJet (CJ1), manufacturer Cessna (Textron Aviation), with serial number 525-0231. The jet is documented as owned by WEST WIND AIR LLC, an Arkansas limited liability company based in Lake Village, AR, US, and carries a US registration. The record for this airframe emphasizes its late-1990s build and corporate LLC ownership rather than a sequence of multiple operators; no additional registry transfers or notable certificate actions are published in the supplied data. Listings and equipment notes indicate it retains the standard light-jet executive interior and avionics fit associated with Citation 525s of this vintage, consistent with an aircraft maintained for business and short-haul regional missions.

The cabin is described as a typical six-passenger executive layout for this model, with some Citation 525s showing seven- to eight-place configurations in listings; this airframe is equipped and marketed with the standard light-jet executive cabin arrangement. Avionics reported for the aircraft include a Honeywell two-tube EFIS, Garmin 530W and 430W units, a Garmin GMX-200 multifunction display, TAWS/EGPWS, and a GDL-69A XM weather/entertainment system. Typical mission profiles for this CJ1 airframe would center on short- to medium-range executive trips within its approximately 1,550 nm range and high-speed cruise capability, operating out of the owner/operator base in Lake Village for corporate or charter deployment. Maintenance and amenities notes in listings align with the common light-jet support environment for late-1990s CitationJets and their simple, single-aisle executive cabins.

The Cessna 525 CitationJet (CJ1) occupies the light-jet performance niche for efficient regional executive transport, offering a combination of modest operating costs, respectable cruise speed, and access to short runways. Its direct competitors historically include early models from the Embraer Phenom and smaller Learjet and Hawker light-cabin types, with demand driven by owner-operators and charter firms seeking single-pilot or light-crew light jets. For this specific 1997 airframe, buyers and operators will weigh the common considerations for late-1990s Citation 525s: avionics modernization, engine time and overhaul status, and cabin refurbishment relative to contemporary standards when assessing maintenance and resale value.