# N63HJ: 1981 Canadair CL-600 CHALLENGER, registration cancelled 2004-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Canadair CL-600 CHALLENGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-challenger) (registry code 1900302)
- Engine: [Lycoming ALF-502 SER. series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-alf-502-ser-series) (registry code 41580)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E6NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E6NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1021
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 30, 2004
- Last registry action: March 30, 2004
- Mode S code: A83C1B
- Owner when cancelled: [Finova Capital Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINOVA%20CAPITAL%20CORP)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4945° N, 111.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85251, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63HJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63HJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63HJ-2004-10-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Canadair CL-600 CHALLENGER: https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-challenger.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR EXO2003F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EXO2003F00000), Nov 21, 2002: THRUST REVERSER. DAMAGED. DURING CLIMB THROUGH FL130 A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY RT THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT, RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FOUND 12 O'CLOCK BALL SCREW ACTUATOR AFT ATTACH POINT F
- [SDR 20010427CW001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010427CW001), Apr 5, 2001: WINDSHIELD. CRACKED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, LEFT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. CREW CALLED MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE ADVISED TO TURN HEAT OFF. DELAMINATION STOPPED, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.
- [SDR 20001212AP012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001212AP012), Aug 16, 1999: WINDSHIELD. CRACKED. TAKEOFF FROM PUEBLO, COLORADO WAS NORMAL. AFTER 1:45 OF FLIGHT, A CRACK APPEARED ON THE LEFT WINDSHIELD. THE LEFT WINDSHIELD HEAT C/B WAS MANUALLY SWITCHED OFF;
- [SDR 99ZZZX3568](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3568), Aug 16, 1999: WINDSHIELD. CRACKED. PILOT'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED (OUTER LAYER ONLY) IN CRUISE FLIGHT.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA99FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA226), Aug 17, 1999: Canadair CL-600 (N63HJ), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flight crew to main directional control of the airplane after landing, resulting in the airplane going off the side of the runway and colliding with a taxiway sign, collapsing the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19990816024729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990816024729A), Aug 16, 1999: Cndair CL6001A11 (N63HJ), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 16, 1999, about 2347 eastern daylight time, a Canadair CL-600, N63HJ, registered to chaljet 1021 holdings, inc., and operated by hop-a-jet,…

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