Bombardier CL-600-2B16 accident near Bangor, ME
On January 26, 2026, a Bombardier CL-600-2B16 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bangor, ME. 6 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 26, 2026
- Place
- Bangor, ME
- Aircraft
- Bombardier CL-600-2B16 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.812°N, 68.830°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260126202338
NTSB summary
On January 25, 2026, at 1944 eastern standard time (EST), a Bombardier CL-600-2B16 (Challenger 650) airplane, N10KJ, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Bangor, Maine. The pilot, copilot, and 4 passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. A review of ADS-B flight track data revealed that at 1420:47 central standard time, the airplane departed William P Hobby Airport (KHOU), Houston, Texas, on the first leg of a two-leg transatlantic flight to Châlons Vatry Airport (LFOK), Châlons-en-Champagne, France. At 1809:15 EST (all times EST unless otherwise noted), the airplane landed on runway 33 at Bangor International Airport (KBGR) and then taxied to the airport’s fixed based operator (FBO) ramp to refuel. According to the airplane’s flight data recorder (FDR), at 1815:22, the airplane arrived to the FBO ramp. The left-and-right engines were shut down, and the airplane remained electrically powered by the auxiliary power unit (APU) while the airplane was refueled with Jet A-1 fuel. After refueling, the airplane’s total fuel load was about 19,872 lbs. At 1913:42, the airplane began taxiing from the FBO ramp toward the deice pad. At 1917:46, the airplane stopped at the deice pad and subsequently shut down the engines in preparation for deicing. According to a preliminary review of airport closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, the airplane was facing northwest during the deicing and anti-icing applications. The airplane deicing process started at 1919:26 and conclud
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
