N958GC

This entry covers airframe N958GC, a 2002-built Cessna 550 Citation Bravo with serial number 550-1016. The aircraft is registered in the United States and is currently owned by AJ2 LLC, an LLC based in Arroyo Grande, CA, US; this ownership is the primary recorded operator history for the airframe. The airframe is configured as an eight-place executive light business jet with avionics and performance upgrades that position it as a well-equipped example of the model; the airframe valuation is listed at $2,600,000.

The cabin of N958GC is outfitted with seven pedestal seats in a forward-club configuration, plus two forward-facing aft seats and one belted lavatory seat, providing the listed total of eight passenger seating as-equipped. Avionics include a Honeywell Primus 1000 IFCS three-screen EFIS installation with a Universal UNS-1Lw FMS that is WAAS/LPV capable per STC, supporting modern RNAV approaches and enhanced situational awareness. Typical mission profiles for this airframe would include regional to transcontinental executive transport within its 1,744 nm range and operations to mid-altitude airports, leveraging a 45,000 ft ceiling and a cruise speed near 342 knots. Based at Arroyo Grande, CA under AJ2 LLC, maintenance considerations would follow Citation Bravo schedules and SBA/STC-derived avionics maintenance pathways for the Primus/UNS-1Lw suite.

The Cessna 550 Citation Bravo occupies the light-medium business jet niche as a development of the Citation II, offering improved engines and avionics for operators seeking efficient regional point-to-point capability. Competing models in this segment include earlier Citation variants and light jets from Learjet and Hawker Beechcraft; buyer demand commonly targets well-maintained, updated avionics examples like N958GC. Resale and maintenance considerations for this airframe focus on continued logbook compliance for PW530A engine programs, avionics STC documentation for WAAS/LPV capability, and overall time-on-airframe relative to market valuation.