N7CQ

This airframe, registered as N7CQ, is a Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 built in 2000 with serial number 525-0004. The documented owner is EFC AIRCRAFT LLC, an LLC based in Missoula, MT, US, and the aircraft carries US registration. The airframe appears in contemporary records with a market valuation of $1,900,000 and is described in standard registry entries without additional published incident or modification history; ownership in the form of EFC AIRCRAFT LLC is the primary reported change in title. Condition highlights are reported alongside valuation as consistent with typical airframes of its vintage and mission profile.

The aircraft is equipped with a compact executive cabin configured in typical 4–6 place executive layouts, with operator-specific layouts possible; the published description for this airframe notes a compact executive cabin suited to light business transport. The avionics suite commonly fitted to CJ1-series airframes and cited for this model is the Collins Pro Line 21, though many individual aircraft have undergone avionics retrofits and this airframe is recorded with the standard common-fit avionics. Typical mission profiles for this installation are short- to mid-range executive transport within the aircraft’s published range of 1,248 nm, operating from the owner’s base in Missoula, MT, US. Maintenance considerations reflect the twin Williams FJ44 series turbofan engines and the compact cabin systems typical of early 2000s light business jets.

The Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 airframe represented here occupies the light, fixed-wing multi-engine executive niche, delivering modest range and high cruise speed for point-to-point business missions within its certified ceiling of 41,000 ft. Demand in buyer and charter markets for this family is driven by operators seeking a compact, efficient eight-seat executive platform with the performance characteristics recorded here — notably 377 kts cruise and a 1,248 nm mission capability. Maintenance and resale considerations for this specific airframe center on engine life considerations for the Williams FJ44 series, avionics configuration (Collins Pro Line 21 versus retrofits), and the impact of age on valuation, reflected in the reported $1,900,000 estimate.