Large jet

N8659B

2002 Bombardier Challenger 850

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
7659
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-3B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Am Pm Services LLC - Departure Series (LLC)
Based
Northbrook, IL
Registration record

N8659B on the FAA register

Type
2002 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA: Bombardier CL-600-2B19)
Serial
7659
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-3B1
Registered owner
Am Pm Services LLC - Departure Series
Northbrook, IL
Certificate issued
2023-09-07
Airworthiness date
2006-06-15
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
ABE4FF
Mode S (octal)
52762377
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

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N8659B to the current registrant.
  • 2006-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
  • 1978-09-07
    N8659B previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 36359); cancelled.
Overview

About N8659B

N8659B is a 2002 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA model CL-600-2B19), serial number 7659. The FAA register lists Am Pm Services LLC - Departure Series as the registrant in Northbrook, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 7, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a large jet, two Ge CF34-3B1 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 June 15, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8659B.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8659B.

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.