N550AJ

The airframe bearing tail number N550AJ is a 1987-built Cessna S550 Citation S/II, serial S550-0141. The aircraft is recorded in the United States register and is owned by COLA EXPRESS LLC, a Ripley, West Virginia–based limited liability corporation; acquisition and any prior ownership history beyond the current corporate registration are not published. The airframe’s market valuation is listed at $1,078,429, a datum that frames its documented condition and resale considerations. Notable registry actions are limited in public records to its U.S. registration and the current corporate ownership filing.

The aircraft is commonly configured in the Citation S/II family’s typical executive layout and for this airframe the published description indicates a 6–8 place executive layout; the specific interior for N550AJ is not publicly documented. Avionics fit and any bespoke cabin amenities for this airframe are likewise not published in available public records. Operationally, aircraft of this configuration and performance profile are routinely employed on business and light charter missions that favor short to mid-range point-to-point trips within the aircraft’s near 2,000 nm range and high-speed cruise capability. The recorded owner location in Ripley, WV implies an operator or home base in that region, though detailed based-out activity or maintenance cycle records for this tail number are not part of the public dataset provided.

The Cessna S550 Citation S/II occupies a light business jet niche offering moderate cabin capacity, transcontinental capability within its published range, and relatively high cruise speeds for its class. Its direct-operational performance — two JT15D-4B engines at 2,500 lbf thrust each and a 43,000 ft service ceiling — made it competitive historically with other light-cabin jets of the late 1970s–1980s era. For buyers and charter operators, considerations tied to this airframe include lifecycle maintenance of vintage airframes, parts availability for JT15D variants, and resale softness that is reflected in the mid-seven-figure valuation recorded for N550AJ.