Accidents
CL650 Accident Investigation Continues at Bangor Airport
The airport has been closed since Sunday night
Challenger 650 Crash scene
The upside-down fuselage of N10KJ, the Bombardier Challenger 650 that crashed on takeoff Sunday night from Maine’s Bangor International Airport (KBGR), will be thoroughly examined by NTSB officials along with the rest of the wreckage before being removed to a secure location for further investigation. The airport has remained closed since the accident, canceling dozens of flights. © Vertex News

Bangor International Airport (KBGR) in Maine remains closed today following the crash of a Bombardier Challenger 650 on Sunday evening that claimed all four passengers and two crewmembers onboard.

The Texas-based twinjet had departed Houston William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU) and stopped at KBGR for refueling ahead of a transatlantic leg to Paris-Vatry Airport (LFOK). After receiving deicing, the crew attempted to take off in snowy, freezing conditions, only to crash seconds later, with the aircraft coming to rest on its back.