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Tail record, Cessna Citation CJ4, Liechtenstein register

HB-VBE: how this Cessna Citation CJ4 is flown

Legs like most Citation CJ4s: inside the middle half of its type on hours per landing.

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Figures are for the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026; named aircraft are shown a week behind. Grades compare its record since 1 Jan 2025 with every tracked Citation CJ4.

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How HB-VBE compares.

74 tracked flights in the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026.

Tracked flights

74

in the twelve months, about 6 a month

Days flown a month

4.8

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈124

in the twelve months, from time in the air

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Month by month.

Its busiest month was December 2025, with 10 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was December 2025, with 10 flights, and its quietest November 2025, with 3. The record has 40 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for HB-VBE, the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026. Flight counts only: airports and exact dates are left out of this page.

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The free chapter.

Each measure against all 439 tracked Citation CJ4s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is HB-VBE.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Typical for its type

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for HB-VBE: too few of its flights were tracked to count its use fairly, in the full report too. So its free chapter here is Fatigue, which doesn’t depend on catching every flight.

It lands about as often for its hours as most of the fleet, so cycles have built up at a normal pace.

  • Hours per landingLead measure. 73rd percentile

    1.5 : 1middle Citation CJ4 1.3 : 1

  • Short hops70th percentile

    53%middle Citation CJ4 45%

  • Leg length28th percentile

    271 nmmiddle Citation CJ4 345 nm

How its legs split

Share of HB-VBE’s legs by length, nm, in the twelve months

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation CJ4s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation CJ4, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether HB-VBE sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle Citation CJ4: 0%

Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.

HB-VBE sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle Citation CJ4: 2%

Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.

HB-VBE sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 4

Utilization

Flights a month, middle Citation CJ4: 5.0

Also graded: days flown a month and estimated hours a year.

Not graded: too few of its flights were tracked.

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The full report on HB-VBE.

All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.

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HB-VBE, Cessna Citation CJ4

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Questions about HB-VBE.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “HB-VBE: how this Cessna Citation CJ4 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/hb-vbe

How many hours does HB-VBE fly a year?

About 124 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 74 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is HB-VBE flown?

HB-VBE made 74 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 6 a month, and flew on about 5 days in each month it flew.

Does HB-VBE fly internationally?

62 of its 74 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 86%, crossed a border.

When did HB-VBE last fly?

It was last tracked in July 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.

Why don’t you show which airports HB-VBE uses?

We leave out airports, bases and exact dates on purpose. We show how an aircraft has been used, not where it goes.

What’s in the full TailCheck report for HB-VBE?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Citation CJ4s, plus the operational summary and operating rhythm, as a PDF, CSV and share link. It costs $395, or $995 a month for unlimited reports and Spotlight.

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