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Tail record, Cessna Citation CJ3, United States register

N42L: how this Cessna Citation CJ3 is flown

Legs like most Citation CJ3s: 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 CJ3.

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How N42L compares.

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

Tracked flights

17

in the twelve months, about 1 a month

Days flown a month

1.8

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈22

in the twelve months, from time in the air

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Month by month.

Its busiest month was April 2026, with 4 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was April 2026, with 4 flights. It did not fly in September 2025. The record has 11 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N42L, 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 649 tracked Citation CJ3s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N42L.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Typical for its type

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for N42L: 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. 67th percentile

    1.5 : 1middle Citation CJ3 1.4 : 1

  • Short hops53rd percentile

    44%middle Citation CJ3 43%

  • Leg length56th percentile

    368 nmmiddle Citation CJ3 351 nm

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation CJ3s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation CJ3, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether N42L sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle Citation CJ3: 1%

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

Not graded: not enough data.

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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle Citation CJ3: 1%

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

N42L 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 4

Utilization

Flights a month, middle Citation CJ3: 5.3

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 N42L.

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

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N42L, Cessna Citation CJ3

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Questions about N42L.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N42L: how this Cessna Citation CJ3 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n42l

How many hours does N42L fly a year?

About 22 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 17 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N42L flown?

N42L made 17 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 1 a month, and flew on about 2 days in each month it flew.

Does N42L fly internationally?

None of its 17 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.

When did N42L 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 N42L 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 N42L?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Citation CJ3s, 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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