551 — Cessna Aircraft Company 551

Fleet & certification
- Built
- 39
- Active
- 36
- Origin
- US
Per-variant specifications
| Variant | Engine | MTOW | Range | Cruise | Pax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C551 C551 | — | 6,800 kg | 2,000 nm | — | 11 |
The FAA paperwork
TCDS A27CE · 16 · issued 2003-03-06
The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS A27CE), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.
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Cessna Aircraft Company 551market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Cessna Aircraft Company 551 fleet — updated daily.
45 yearsmedian age
Of the 37 registered Cessna Aircraft Company 551 with a known build year (95% of the 39 we track), the median age is 45 years.
3changed registration in 12 months
3 of the 39 registered Cessna Aircraft Company 551 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (8% of the fleet), across 3 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
- Aircraft seen flying
- 7
- Tracked flights
- 8
- Tracked flight hours
- 21
- Share of fleet flying
- 18%
7 Cessna Aircraft Company 551 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (18% of the registered fleet), across 8 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
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Registered 551 aircraft
Individual 551 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N40EP1989
- N26HG1989
- N551NZ1988
- N551TG1988
- N513WT1987
- N568PC1984
- N1252D1983
- N322MA1982
- N59GB1982
- N551GS1982
- N102DR1982
- N689EW1982
- N551LS1981
- N518MV1981
- N551EA1981
- N551GF1981
- N555RT1981
- N591FP1981
- N5TR1981
- N826RT1981
- N89TJ1981
- PTLJF1981
- N551GE1980
- PTLME1980



