N615DS

The airframe registered as N615DS is a 1976-built Cessna 500 Citation I, serial number 500-0337, recorded in U.S. civil registers. The current recorded owner is ACURIO MICHAEL T, an individual based in Benton, LA, US, and the aircraft is held on the U.S. registry. Documentation for this airframe emphasizes its long-term survival among early Citation I examples; current ownership by ACURIO MICHAEL T is the most recent notable registry entry. Publicly available records for this specific airframe list standard service and registration history without separate published valuation or condition ratings in the supplied data.

This airframe is configured in an 8-seat executive layout (typical for Citation I), consistent with the model’s original executive transport role. With a cruise speed of 352 kts and a maximum operating ceiling of 41,000 ft, operations for this aircraft center on short- to medium-range executive missions, linking regional business centers within its 1,326 nm range without intermediate stops under typical payload conditions. Based at the owner’s locality in Benton, LA, US, the aircraft would commonly operate from U.S. regional airports under standard fixed-wing multi-engine procedures. Maintenance considerations for this specific airframe would follow the Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1A engine support and airframe inspection regimes customary to Citation I examples.

As a representative of the early Cessna Citation I family, this airframe’s published performance figures — a 352 kts cruise, 1,326 nm range, and an 41,000 ft ceiling — define its niche as a light, short-to-medium-range business jet with an eight-passenger executive cabin. Those performance parameters inform buyer or charter demand by matching missions that require fast point-to-point regional travel with modest passenger capacity. Resale and maintenance considerations for this particular serial ( 500-0337) and year ( 1976) reflect the common trade-offs for legacy light jets: continued airworthiness tracking, engine support for the JT15D-1A, and the operational economics implied by the aircraft’s original configuration.