Large jet

N246PS

2004 Bombardier Challenger 850

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2004
Serial
7920
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Ge CF34 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Skywest Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
St George, UT
Registration record

N246PS on the FAA register

Type
2004 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA: Bombardier CL-600-2B19)
Serial
7920
Engines
2 × Ge CF34 series
Registered owner
Skywest Airlines Inc
St George, UT
Certificate issued
2019-11-22
Airworthiness date
2004-05-03
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A2479F
Mode S (octal)
50443637
Seats (type)
55
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
2,900 nm
Cruise (type)
415 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-11-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N246PS.
  • 2010-01-19
    Incident at Charleston, WV; damage: minor.
  • 2004-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N246PS

N246PS is a 2004 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA model CL-600-2B19), serial number 7920. The FAA register lists Skywest Airlines Inc as the registrant in St George, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 22, 2019 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a large jet, two Ge CF34 series engines and 55 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 415 knots and a range of about 2,900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated May 3, 2004.

N246PS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below.

Cruise
415 kt
Range
2,900 nm
Power / thrust (each)
7500
Takeoff over 50 ft
5,700 ft
Landing over 50 ft
3,300 ft
Fuel burn
330 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2010-01-19 Incident · Charleston, WV Damage: Minor NTSB · DCA10IA022
Reported aircraft: Bombardier CL600
Probable cause: (1) The flight crewmembers unprofessional behavior, including their nonadherence to sterile cockpit procedures by engaging in nonpertinent conversation, which distracted them from their primary flight-related duties and led to their failure to correctly set and verify the flaps; (2) the captain s decision to reconfigure the flaps during the takeoff roll instead of rejecting the takeoff when he first identified the misconfiguration, which resulted in the rejected takeoff beginning when the airplane was about 13 knots above the takeoff decision speed and the subsequent runway overrun; and (3) the flight crewmembers lack of checklist discipline, which contributed to their failure to…

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.