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Tail record, Cessna Citation V Ultra, United States register

N978MA: how this Cessna Citation V Ultra is flown

Legs like most Citation V Ultras: 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 V Ultra.

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How N978MA compares.

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

Tracked flights

16

in the twelve months, about 1 a month

Days flown a month

3.0

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈23

in the twelve months, from time in the air

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Month by month.

Its busiest month was March 2026, with 8 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was March 2026, with 8 flights. It did not fly in August 2025. The record has 14 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 1 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N978MA, 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 480 tracked Citation V Ultras. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N978MA.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Typical for its type

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for N978MA: 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. 64th percentile

    1.4 : 1middle Citation V Ultra 1.3 : 1

  • Short hops25th percentile

    36%middle Citation V Ultra 48%

  • Leg length70th percentile

    416 nmmiddle Citation V Ultra 315 nm

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

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether N978MA sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle Citation V Ultra: 0%

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 V Ultra: 0%

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

N978MA 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 V Ultra: 4.4

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 N978MA.

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

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N978MA, Cessna Citation V Ultra

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Questions about N978MA.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N978MA: how this Cessna Citation V Ultra is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n978ma

How many hours does N978MA fly a year?

About 23 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 16 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N978MA flown?

N978MA made 16 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 1 a month, and flew on about 3 days in each month it flew.

Does N978MA fly internationally?

None of its 16 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.

When did N978MA 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 N978MA 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 N978MA?

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