Large jet

N8896A

2004 Bombardier Challenger 850

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
7896
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Ge CF34 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gold Coast Aviation (Corporation)
Based
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Registration record

N8896A on the FAA register

Type
2004 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA: Bombardier CL-600-2B19)
Serial
7896
Engines
2 × Ge CF34 series
Registered owner
Gold Coast Aviation
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Certificate issued
2025-05-14
Airworthiness date
2004-01-22
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AC426F
Mode S (octal)
53041157
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

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N8896A to the current registrant.
  • 2004-01-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1970-06-11
    N8896A previously assigned to a Beechcraft B35 Bonanza / Bonanza B35 (s/n D-2594); cancelled.
Overview

About N8896A

N8896A is a 2004 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA model CL-600-2B19), serial number 7896. The FAA register lists Gold Coast Aviation as the registrant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 14, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

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 January 22, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8896A. 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

Published figures for the Bombardier Challenger 850 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Bombardier Challenger 850 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-10-30 Accident · Upland Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3845
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B35 — a different aircraft that carried the N8896A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MISC-FOREIGN MATERIAL OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN IN CARB.

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.