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N878EM1990 Bombardier Challenger 601-3A

Registration record

N878EM on the FAA register

Type
1990 Bombardier Challenger 601-3A
Serial
5074
Engines
2 × General Electric CF34-3A / CF34-3A2
Registered owner
MF Aviation LLC, Poway, CA, US
Certificate issued
2025-12-17
Airworthiness date
2022-03-21
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Mode S (hex)
AC147E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Rough value range
$1.00M to $2.20M

From Radar's listing-based estimates for business jets of similar engine thrust and age, set to the level of the 3 Bombardier Challenger 601-3A estimates on Radar.

Overview

N878EM is a Bombardier Challenger 601-3A built in 1990 with serial number 5074. The FAA record names MF Aviation LLC as the registrant. The ICAO type designator is CL60. The registration identifies this airframe; specifications below describe the published aircraft type.

The type

The aircraft is classified as a large-cabin jet. The type uses 2 General Electric CF34-3A / CF34-3A2 engines. These type figures do not establish the equipment installed on this aircraft.

Registry facts

The FAA lists the make as CANADAIR LTD and the model as CL-600-2B16. The certificate of registration was issued on December 17, 2025. The current record gives an airworthiness date of March 21, 2022. The type certificate reference is FAA TCDS A21EA (Bombardier CL-600-2B16).

Warm natural light fills a wide stand-up Challenger 604 cabin with cream leather club chairs, an aft three-place divan, wood veneer trim and upright rounded windows, viewed aft down the aisle.

Data: Radar, FAA aircraft registry file of 2026-10-09.

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