Large jet

N8943A

2004 Bombardier Challenger 850

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
7943
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-3B1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gold Coast Aviation (Corporation)
Based
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Registration record

N8943A on the FAA register

Type
2004 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA: Bombardier CL-600-2B19)
Serial
7943
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-3B1
Registered owner
Gold Coast Aviation
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Certificate issued
2025-07-28
Airworthiness date
2007-04-18
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AC56F2
Mode S (octal)
53053362
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

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N8943A to the current registrant.
  • 2007-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
  • 1957-11-27
    N8943A previously assigned to a Beechcraft C35 Bonanza / Bonanza C35 (s/n D-2697); cancelled.
Overview

About N8943A

N8943A is a 2004 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA model CL-600-2B19), serial number 7943. The FAA register lists Gold Coast Aviation as the registrant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 28, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

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 April 18, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8943A.

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 N8943A.

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.