N560HS

This entry concerns airframe N560HS, a Cessna 560 Citation Ultra built in 1996 with serial number 560-0377. The airframe is recorded as owned by PDM AIR LLC, an LLC based in Wilmington, NC, US, and is registered in the US. The airframe’s current registration and ownership are recorded to PDM AIR LLC in Wilmington, North Carolina; valuation records list a mid-market figure reflective of its age and avionics fit. Condition highlights include an extensive avionics suite and executive interior consistent with continued corporate use; a published market value reference is included below.

The aircraft is configured as a nine-passenger executive cabin with a forward two-place divan, a mid-cabin four-place club, two forward-facing seats, and a belted aft lavatory seat, reflecting a corporate transport role and maximum nine-seat certification. Avionics for this airframe include a Honeywell Primus 1000 with a JetTech upgraded panel, dual Garmin GTN-750 WAAS/LPV units, Honeywell Mark VII EGPWS, and TCAS-I, supporting IFR, RNAV/LPV operations and enhanced situational awareness. Typical missions for this configuration would center on domestic to near-international corporate hops within the approximately 1,960 nm range and cruise speeds near 430 knots, often operated from the owner’s base in Wilmington, NC. Maintenance considerations for this specific airframe derive from its mid-1990s manufacture date and the JT15D-5D engines; avionics upgrades present in the panel reduce avionics retrofit needs but ongoing engine and airframe program costs should be expected.

The Cessna 560 Citation Ultra occupies the light-cabin business jet niche, offering transcontinental capability in its class with a high-altitude ceiling of 45,000 ft and efficient JT15D powerplants. Competitors historically include other light-cabin offerings from Learjet and Beechcraft/Hawker submodels; demand tends to favor airframes with modern avionics and well-documented maintenance, both of which apply to this example. Resale and maintenance considerations for this airframe reflect its 1996 production year balanced against advanced avionics (dual GTN-750 WAAS/LPV and Primus 1000) and a published valuation of $1,995,000, important metrics for buyers and operators assessing cost of ownership and mission capability.