Large jet

N981EV

2003 Bombardier Challenger 850

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
7768
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
Registration record

N981EV on the FAA register

Type
2003 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA: Bombardier CL-600-2B19)
Serial
7768
Engines
2 × Ge CF34 series
Registered owner
Slate Crj Acquisitions 1 LLC
Johnstown, PA
Certificate issued
2024-11-04
Airworthiness date
2003-03-05
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
ADAF53
Mode S (octal)
53327523
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

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N981EV.
  • 2003-03-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N981EV

N981EV is a 2003 Bombardier Challenger 850 (FAA model CL-600-2B19), serial number 7768. The FAA register lists Slate Crj Acquisitions 1 LLC as the registrant in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 4, 2024 and expires on November 30, 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 March 5, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N981EV.

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 N981EV.

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.