Large jet

N500M

1993 Bombardier Challenger 604

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
5480
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cfc LLC (LLC)
Based
Bloomington, IN
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Registration record

N500M on the FAA register

Type
1993 Bombardier Challenger 604 (FAA: Bombardier CL-600-2B16)
Serial
5480
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Cfc LLC
Bloomington, IN
Certificate issued
2006-05-08
Airworthiness date
1993-06-03
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63B03
Mode S (octal)
51435403
Seats (type)
22
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
4,100 nm
Cruise (type)
415 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-05-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N500M to the current registrant.
  • 1993-06-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1934-09-01
    N500M previously assigned to a Coffman Monoplanes Coffman 3B (s/n 10); cancelled.
Overview

About N500M

N500M is a 1993 Bombardier Challenger 604 (FAA model CL-600-2B16), serial number 5480. The FAA register lists Cfc LLC as the registrant in Bloomington, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 2006 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a large jet, two Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engines and 22 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 415 knots and a range of about 4,100 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 3, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N500M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
415 kt
Range
4,100 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

1965-07-08 Accident · San Antonio Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0587
Reported aircraft: Douglas A-26B — a different aircraft that carried the N500M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FOR RIGHT MAIN GEAR CAUSED COLLAPSE

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.