N870B

The airframe bearing tail number N870B is a 1999-built Cessna 550B Citation Bravo, serial number 550-0870. The aircraft is owned by TDC TRANSPORTATION LLC, a corporate owner located in Sylvania, OH, US, and is registered in the US. Its recorded configuration and ownership indicate a single corporate/operator usage pattern based at the owner's location, with no other publicized registry transfers or notable events in the provided data. Condition and valuation specifics were not published in the supplied dataset.

This airframe is fitted in the standard Bravo executive layout with an 8-place executive seating arrangement, intended for corporate transport and short to mid-range business missions. Operating performance is defined by the twin PW530A turbofan package, which supports typical single-leg sectors up to the aircraft's published 1,900 nm range and cruise speeds around 403 kts, enabling efficient point-to-point regional and transcontinental routing within that envelope. The registered owner is located in Sylvania, OH, which suggests operations concentrated from Midwest airports and corporate facilities. Given the build year of 1999, maintenance and inspection cycles would follow legacy Citation Bravo requirements for airframe and engine programs, with particular attention to time-between-overhaul and avionics upgrade pathways common to late-1990s Citation 550-series examples.

The Cessna 550B Citation Bravo occupies the light business jet niche within the Citation family, offering higher cruise speeds and improved range over earlier Citation models while remaining more economical to operate than larger midsize jets. Competing models in the same mission space include late-model Learjet and Hawker light jets, with buyer and charter demand driven by operating economics, cabin size for up to 8 passengers, and the Bravo’s ability to reach 43,000 ft. For a 1999 airframe like N870B, resale and maintenance considerations focus on completed engine cycles on the PW530A units, avionics modernization status, and adherence to the Citation Bravo maintenance and inspection programs.