N650RT

This write-up concerns airframe N650RT, a 1985-built Cessna 650 Citation III with serial number 650-0089. The airframe is registered in the United States and is registered to PURSUIT INVESTMENTS 1 LLC (Greenville, NC, US), which is the listed owner and operator/home base connection. The airframe’s avionics and interior are presented in listing condition with registry entries reflecting long-term private ownership rather than multiple operator transfers. Valuation noted in the listing places this airframe at $964,000, reflecting airframe age, equipment fit, and market position for mid-1980s large-cabin business jets.

The cabin in the listing is configured as a seven-passenger double-club layout with a forward refreshment center, a forward coat closet and an aft vanity; the listing also specifies a non-belted aft lavatory. Avionics fit in the listing includes dual Sperry SPZ-650 flight directors, Sperry Primus 300SL weather radar, dual Collins VHF/DME/VIR radios, Garmin GTX-3000 ADS-B, TCAS II, EGPWS and GNS navigation equipment, supporting both IFR cross-country and international operations within the jet’s published range. Typical mission profiles for this airframe would include medium- to long-range executive transport and owner-operated trips out of its listed Greenville, NC base; maintenance considerations reflect age and the need to sustain avionics and TFE731-series engine programs to preserve value.

The Cessna 650 Citation III family occupies the large-cabin, transcontinental business-jet niche with high cruise speed and a 51,000 ft ceiling, competing historically against early Gulfstream and Dassault Falcon variants as well as later super-midsize types. Buyer and charter demand for well-equipped, older Citation IIIs centers on low-hour airframes with upgraded avionics and maintained TFE731 engines; resale considerations for N650RT are influenced by its 1985 vintage, equipment list, and the stated $964,000 valuation, which reflects market depreciation and the ongoing cost of component and avionics maintenance.