Large jet

N157NS

2010 Bombardier Challenger 605

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2010
Serial
5859
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-3B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Norfolk Southern Railway Co (Corporation)
Based
Atlanta, GA
Registration record

N157NS on the FAA register

Type
2010 Bombardier Challenger 605 (FAA: Bombardier CL-600-2B16)
Serial
5859
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-3B
Registered owner
Norfolk Southern Railway Co
Atlanta, GA
Certificate issued
2012-01-13
Airworthiness date
2011-01-20
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0E56D
Mode S (octal)
50162555
Seats (type)
22
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
3,700 nm
Cruise (type)
470 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-01-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N157NS.
  • 2011-01-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2010
    Manufactured (2010).
Overview

About N157NS

N157NS is a 2010 Bombardier Challenger 605 (FAA model CL-600-2B16), serial number 5859. The FAA register lists Norfolk Southern Railway Co as the registrant in Atlanta, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 13, 2012 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a large jet, two Ge CF34-3B engines and 22 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 470 knots and a range of about 3,700 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated January 20, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N157NS.

Cruise
470 kt
Range
3,700 nm
Power / thrust (each)
7500
Takeoff over 50 ft
5,700 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,300 ft
Fuel burn
340 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N157NS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.