2026 Bangor Bombardier Challenger 650 crash

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On January 25, 2026, a private Bombardier Challenger 650 crashed, inverted and caught fire while it was attempting to takeoff from Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine, killing all six occupants. The fire destroyed the aircraft. Weather conditions were poor at the time due to a winter storm. According to CBS News, the jet had stopped in Bangor to refuel and was headed to Châlons Vatry Airport outside of Paris, France. The flight originated from William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas. The crash is the deadliest aviation incident in Maine since Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808, which crashed on August 25, 1985, on final approach to Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport and killed all eight on board.

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