N589JK

The airframe bearing tail number N589JK is a 1976-built Cessna 500 Citation I, serial number 500-0305. The aircraft is owned by SITE EVALUATIONS OF FLORIDA LLC, a corporation based in Naples, FL, US, and is registered in the United States. Registry entries indicate corporate ownership and a broker-listed avionics and autopilot fit; valuation and condition highlights list a market value of $424,000, reflecting an aging but updated executive light jet with known avionics modernization per broker listing.

The aircraft is configured in an executive cabin layout with a forward single/barrel seat, a mid-cabin four-place club, a forward wet bar and an aft lavatory; the typical executive fit accommodates five to eight passengers. Avionics listed by the broker include a Garmin G600 primary flight display, a Garmin 725 WAAS navigator, and a Sperry SPZ-500 IFCS autopilot, indicating partial modernization aimed at improving situational awareness and RNAV capabilities. Typical missions for this airframe would include short- to medium-range corporate trips within a 1,300+ nm radius at cruise speeds near 357 kt and operating to flight levels up to 41,000 ft, based out of its Naples, Florida operator. Maintenance considerations for this airframe type and vintage center on engine programs for JT15D series powerplants and periodic avionics and structural inspections appropriate to a 1976-built Citation I.

The Cessna 500 Citation I occupies the light business jet niche as an early-generation twinjet providing economical cruise speeds and access to smaller airports. Competing models in similar mission roles historically include early Learjet and IAI Westwind variants; buyer and charter demand tends toward owners seeking lower acquisition cost and acceptable operating economics. Resale and maintenance considerations for this serial include older airframe systems balanced against the value added by avionics upgrades and corporate ownership lineage, factors reflected in the listed market value.