Large jet

N159L

2020 Bombardier Challenger 605

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
6159
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-3B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lasai Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Manassas, VA
Registration record

N159L on the FAA register

Type
2020 Bombardier Challenger 605 (FAA: Bombardier CL-600-2B16)
Serial
6159
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-3B
Registered owner
Lasai Aviation LLC
Manassas, VA
Certificate issued
2020-11-25
Airworthiness date
2020-12-02
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A0EC98
Mode S (octal)
50166230
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

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2020-11-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N159L to the current registrant.
  • 2011-02-18
    N159L previously assigned to a Homebuilt Tornado S (s/n S07912S0HK0523); cancelled.
  • 1965-10-25
    N159L previously assigned to a Beechcraft TC-45H (s/n AF-64); cancelled.
Overview

About N159L

N159L is a 2020 Bombardier Challenger 605 (FAA model CL-600-2B16), serial number 6159. The FAA register lists Lasai Aviation LLC as the registrant in Manassas, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 25, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027.

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 December 2, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N159L. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1985-06-14 Accident · West Palm Beach, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA85LA192B
Reported aircraft: Bell 206B — a different aircraft that carried the N159L registration before this airframe.
1965-08-17 Accident · Cambridge Md, 20 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2553
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C-45H — a different aircraft that carried the N159L registration before this airframe.

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.