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N56LW

Cessna 501

Valid Florida

N56LW is a Cessna 501, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with turbofan engines, built in 1981. It has 8 seats. It is registered to Gulf Atlantic Airways INC, a corporation in Gainesville, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 20, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated November 3, 1982.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
501
Serial number
501-0314
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Power
Turbofan, 2 motors · P&W Canada JT15D-1A · 2,200 lb thrust
Seats
8
Year built
1981
Transponder code
A725A0 (octal 51622640)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 20, 2017
Expires
December 31, 2027
Last FAA action
April 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · November 3, 1982
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00160156

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Gulf Atlantic Airways INC
Type
Corporation
Address
4701 NE 40Th Ter
Gainesville, FL 32609-1680

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data