Large jet

N8974C

2004 Bombardier Challenger 850

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
7974
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Ge CF34 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Slate Crj Acquisitions 1 LLC (LLC)
Based
Johnstown, PA
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Registration record

N8974C on the FAA register

Type
2004 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA: Bombardier CL-600-2B19)
Serial
7974
Engines
2 × Ge CF34 series
Registered owner
Slate Crj Acquisitions 1 LLC
Johnstown, PA
Certificate issued
2024-07-02
Airworthiness date
2004-10-07
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AC623C
Mode S (octal)
53061074
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

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N8974C to the current registrant.
  • 2004-10-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1973-11-16
    N8974C previously assigned to a Piper Tri-Pacer (s/n 22-1552); cancelled.
Overview

About N8974C

N8974C is a 2004 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA model CL-600-2B19), serial number 7974. The FAA register lists Slate Crj Acquisitions 1 LLC as the registrant in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 2, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

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 October 7, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8974C. 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

1973-09-29 Accident · Millville,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2901
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N8974C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ARTED DUE EXCESS SPD.PLT IN CMD PRESUMED AT CNTRLS

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.