Large jet

N8797A

2003 Bombardier Challenger 850

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
7797
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-3B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Am Pm Services LLC - Blue Sky Series (LLC)
Based
Northbrook, IL
Registration record

N8797A on the FAA register

Type
2003 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA: Bombardier CL-600-2B19)
Serial
7797
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-3B1
Registered owner
Am Pm Services LLC - Blue Sky Series
Northbrook, IL
Certificate issued
2023-05-24
Airworthiness date
2006-07-21
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AC1B13
Mode S (octal)
53015423
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

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N8797A to the current registrant.
  • 2006-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2003
    Manufactured (2003).
  • 1977-02-01
    N8797A previously assigned to a Beechcraft B35 Bonanza / Bonanza B35 (s/n D2219); cancelled.
Overview

About N8797A

N8797A is a 2003 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA model CL-600-2B19), serial number 7797. The FAA register lists Am Pm Services LLC - Blue Sky Series as the registrant in Northbrook, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 24, 2023 and expires on May 31, 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 July 21, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8797A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1976-10-23 Accident · Lower Lake,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3419
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B35 — a different aircraft that carried the N8797A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: WITH THROW OVER CTL WHEEL.

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.