>>24174198 lb, >>24174209 lb Business jet crash in Bangor Int'l Airport

ASN Accident report

Date: Sunday 25 January 2026

Time: c. 19:44 LT

Type: Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 650

Owner/operator: KTKC Challenger LLC, opb Arnold & Itkin

Registration: N10KJ

MSN: 6155

Year of manufacture: 2020

Fatalities: Fatalities: / Occupants: 8

Other fatalities: 0

Aircraft damage: Destroyed

Category: Accident

Location: Bangor International Airport (BGR/KBGR), Bangor, ME - United States of America

Phase: Take off

Nature: Executive

Departure airport: Bangor International Airport, ME (BGR/KBGR)

Destination airport: Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB)

Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:

A Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 650 crashed during a takeoff attempt from runway 33 in adverse weather conditions at Bangor International Airport (BGR/KBGR), Bangor, Maine.

The airplane carried eight occupants flipped upside down and was destroyed by fire.

ADS-B data indicates that the aircraft landed at BGR at 18:09 LT after a flight from Houston, TX (HOU). It parked at the General Aviation Terminal at 18:15.

At 19:13 the aircraft taxied to the de-icing pad, where it remained from 19:17 to 19:36. It taxied to runway 33 and commenced the takeoff at 19:44.

At a distance of 1760 m pas the threshold, the aircraft veered right at a ground speed of 152 knots.

'Sources:

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/565865

https://www.wabi.tv/2026/01/26/crews-scene-bangor-international-airport/

https://www.newsmax.com/us/faa-plane-crash/2026/01/25/id/1243515/

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/aircraft-incident-at-bangor-international-airport-in-maine/3884173/

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10KJ

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n10kj#3e0e2f1f

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a00345&lat=44.806&lon=-68.816&zoom=16.5&showTrace=2026-01-26&trackLabels&geomEGM

https://photos.flightaware.com/photos/retriever/4e7aae1cbf238fb9383713f98c2b9b88c69cd9d3 (photo)