# Accident 20260125002119A: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2B16, Bangor, ME, January 25, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2026, 19:44 local time
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8118° N, 68.8303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8118&lon=-68.8303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10KJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10KJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2B16 (registry code 1390009, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2b16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-3B (registry code 30069, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B16
- Reported engine: GE CF34-3B
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260125002119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JANUARY 25, 2026, AT 1944 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B16 (CHALLENGER 650) SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN BANGOR, MAINE. THE PILOT, COPILOT, AND 4 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A BUSINESS FLIGHT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING TAKEOFF FROM BANGOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KBGR) AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD REFUELED, DE-ICED, AND RECEIVED ANTI-ICING. THE AIRPLANE TAXIED OUT FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 33. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE RIGHT WING ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND SLID INVERTED THROUGH THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA. A POST-ACCIDENT FIRE OCCURED AND FIREFIGHTING (ARFF) RESPONDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CEN26FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA098), Jan 26, 2026: Bombardier CL-600-2B16 (N10KJ), Bangor, ME, substantial damage, 6 fatal, investigation ongoing

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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