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Tail record, Cessna Citation III/VI/VII, United States register
8 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, on about 2 days a month and an estimated 1 hours in the air.
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8 tracked flights in the twelve months to 31 Oct 2026.
Tracked flights
8
every tracked flight in the twelve months, about 1 a month
Days flown a month
1.5
in the months it flew
Estimated hours
≈1
every tracked flight in the twelve months, from time in the air
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Its busiest month was July 2026, with 3 flights.
Its busiest month was July 2026, with 3 flights. It did not fly in December 2025. The record has 6 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 1 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
Tracked flights by N51JV, November 2025 to October 2026: busiest July 2026 (3), quietest December 2025 (0); 8 in all.
| Month | Tracked flights |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 3 |
| August 2026 | 2 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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Each measure against all 191 tracked Citation IIIs. The shaded band is the middle half; the gold dot is N51JV.
Chapter 4
Not graded
How hard has it been used?
Not compared: no percentile for this aircraft yet.
Flights a monthLead measure. Not compared: no percentile for this aircraft yet.
5.0Not compared
Days flown a monthNot compared: no percentile for this aircraft yet.
3.0 dNot compared
Estimated hours a yearNot compared: no percentile for this aircraft yet.
≈21 hrNot compared
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation IIIs; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation III, over its record since 9 Nov 2024. The grades count only flights between two known airports, 15 since 9 Nov 2024, and “a month” is a month it flew; the figures at the top count every tracked flight in the twelve months to 31 Oct 2026.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N51JV sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
Chapter 1
Hours per landing, middle Citation III: 1.4 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
Hours per landing across 191 Citation IIIs, 9 Nov 2024 to 31 Oct 2026: middle 1.4, middle half 1.2 to 1.6, 5% at or below 1 and 5% at or above 2.
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Aircraft of the type | 191 |
| 5th percentile | 1 |
| 25th percentile | 1.2 |
| Median | 1.4 |
| 75th percentile | 1.6 |
| 95th percentile | 2 |
| Window | 9 Nov 2024 to 31 Oct 2026 |
Not graded: not enough data.
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Salt air, middle Citation III: 2%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
Salt air across 110 Citation IIIs, 9 Nov 2024 to 31 Oct 2026: middle 2%, middle half 0% to 4%, 5% at or below 0% and 5% at or above 18%.
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Aircraft of the type | 110 |
| 5th percentile | 0% |
| 25th percentile | 0% |
| Median | 2% |
| 75th percentile | 4% |
| 95th percentile | 18% |
| Window | 9 Nov 2024 to 31 Oct 2026 |
Not graded: not enough data.
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Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
Not graded: not enough data.
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All four chapters, every flight since November 2024 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.
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Every chapter has this table, with a note on any assumption behind it.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N51JV: how this Cessna Citation III/VI/VII is flown.” Data through 31 Oct 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n51jv
About 1 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, across 8 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N51JV made 8 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, about 1 a month, and flew on about 2 days in each month it flew.
None of its 8 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026 crossed a border.
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