Bangor International Airport, ME (BGR/KBGR) → Vatry/Châlons-en-Champagne International Airport (XCR/LFOK)

On January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM, Bangor International Airport, ME (BGR/KBGR) → Vatry/Châlons-en-Champagne International Airport (XCR/LFOK) experienced a crash involving Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 650, operated by KTKJ Challenger LLC, opb Arnold & Itkin, with the event recorded near Bangor International Airport (BGR/KBGR), Bangor, ME -.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was take off at a destroyed crash site.

6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

other fatalities: 0.

A Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 650, N10KJ, veered of runway 33 during a takeoff attempt at Bangor International Airport (BGR/KBGR), Bangor, Maine. The six occupants perished and the aircraft was destroyed. ADS-B data indicates that the aircraft landed at Bangor International Airport (BGR/KBGR) at 18:09 LT after a flight from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU/KHOU), Houston, Texas. It parked at the General Aviation Terminal at 18:15. The crew communicated with ground ops by radio requesting Type 1 & Type 4 de-ice & anti-ice fluid application. At 19:13 the aircraft taxied to the de-icing pad, where it remained from 19:17 to 19:36. It taxied to runway 33 and commenced the takeoff at 19:44. At a distance of 1760 m past the threshold of runway 33, the aircraft veered right at a ground speed of 152 knots. The airplane flipped over and was partially consumed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N10KJ, MSN 6155, year of manufacture 2020.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.8086°, -68.8285°.