N916JR

The airframe bearing tail number N916JR is a 1982-built Cessna 550 Citation II with serial number 550-0343. This specific airframe is owned and operated by Bode Aviation, Inc., a corporate operator based in Albuquerque, NM, US, and is registered in the US civil registry. The airframe’s manufacturing pedigree traces to Cessna (Textron Aviation) and it retains the two-engine configuration typical of the Citation II series. Notable registry activity includes its assignment to Bode Aviation, Inc. as the documented corporate owner; further transactional history is not published.

The airplane is configured in a seven–eight place executive cabin with a forward club seating arrangement typical for the Citation II series, providing a conventional light business-jet layout for short to mid-range corporate travel. Operator base activity from Albuquerque, NM suggests regional business missions, charter work, and owner-flown corporate transportation within the aircraft’s roughly 1,998 nm ferry range and high-speed cruise of 403 knots. The twin Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 engines, each rated at 2,200 lbf thrust, support operations to airports at higher field elevations and enable a maximum certified altitude ceiling of 43,000 feet, factors that drive maintenance scheduling and engine shop visit planning specific to this airframe. Avionics fit is consistent with Citation II-era installations; any specific retrofit or upgrade history is not published.

The Cessna 550 Citation II occupies the light-cabin business jet niche, offering higher cruise speed and altitude capability relative to older single-pilot turboprops while remaining more economical than larger mid-size jets. Typical competitors include other light jets with similar payload-range envelopes; buyer and charter demand often hinge on airframe age and avionics upgrades given the 1982 manufacture year of this example. Maintenance and resale considerations for this serial (550-0343) revolve around JT15D-1 engine time, interior condition in the seven–eight place executive layout, and any documented avionics modernization, all of which materially influence marketability in the used light-jet segment.