Large jet

N651AM

2011 Bombardier Challenger 605

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
5883
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-3B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airmed International LLC (LLC)
Based
Birmingham, AL
Registration record

N651AM on the FAA register

Type
2011 Bombardier Challenger 605 (FAA: Bombardier CL-600-2B16)
Serial
5883
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-3B
Registered owner
Airmed International LLC
Birmingham, AL
Certificate issued
2025-03-25
Airworthiness date
2015-12-03
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A8907D
Mode S (octal)
52110175
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

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N651AM to the current registrant.
  • 2018-01-25
    N651AM previously assigned to a Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000 (s/n 20-1021); cancelled.
  • 2015-12-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2011
    Manufactured (2011).
Overview

About N651AM

N651AM is a 2011 Bombardier Challenger 605 (FAA model CL-600-2B16), serial number 5883. The FAA register lists Airmed International LLC as the registrant in Birmingham, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 25, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 3, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N651AM. 1 earlier record involves 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

2012-08-30 Accident · Nephi, UT Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · WPR12FA378
Reported aircraft: Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000 — a different aircraft that carried the N651AM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control due to an encounter with a microburst/downdraft that exceeded the climb performance capabilities of the airplane.

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.