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Illustration of a Bombardier Challenger 601-3A. Not a photo of N989BC.
Illustration of the Bombardier Challenger 601-3A, not a photo of N989BC.

N989BC 1988 Bombardier Challenger 601-3A

Serial number 5021. Registered to Best Aircraft Deals LLC, Salt Lake City, UT, US.

  • 1988Built
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INSIDE

The Bombardier Challenger 601-3A cabin.

Illustrations of a representative Bombardier Challenger 601-3A cabin, not N989BC’s. Every aircraft’s completion differs. Walk through the cabin in 3D. Explore the Bombardier Challenger 601-3A interior and layout. Bombardier Challenger 601-3A interior: cabin size and seat map.

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.
A representative Bombardier Challenger 601-3A cabin.
Top-down view of a Bombardier Challenger 601-3A cabin. Typical 9-passenger layout: a club of four, two club seats opposite a three-place divan, forward galley, aft lavatory.
Typical 9-passenger layout: a club of four, two club seats opposite a three-place divan, forward galley, aft lavatory.

ROUGH RANGE

What N989BC might be worth, and where it’s heading.

A rough range: Radar's value model doesn't cover the Bombardier Challenger 601-3A on its own yet. 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. The Gulfstream G450 curve gives the shape of the forecast, and the range is widened to match. Not an appraisal.

N989BC · On program · rough range

$1.5M

$1M$2.2M
In 2031
$1M
Value kept
68%
Per year
−7.3%
Program effect
$99.8K
Confidence
Low

5-year projection

The Gulfstream G450 curve, scaled to a rough range for this Bombardier Challenger 601-3A

$719.8K$1.1M$1.6M$2MNow20272028202920302031On program $1MOff program $893.3K
Engine program
Horizon
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SPECIFICATIONS

Bombardier Challenger 601-3A specs

Published figures for the type, from public sources. A given aircraft varies with its completion, weight and mods.

Full Bombardier Challenger 601-3A specs, range and cabin

Model
Bombardier Challenger 601-3A
Year
1988
Serial number
5021
Engines
2 × General Electric CF34-3A / CF34-3A2
ICAO type
CL60

THE AIRCRAFT’S LIFE

N989BC on the registry.

Registration events from FAA records, compiled October 2026. Maintenance, damage and component history live in the logbooks, not the registry.

  1. Registry record

    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).

    FAA registry
  2. Best Aircraft Deals LLC

    Certificate of registration issued as N989BC.

    FAA registry

FAA REGISTRATION

Registration details

Registration
N989BC
Status
Current as of October 2026
Certificate issued
Feb 5, 2026
Airworthiness date
Jun 21, 1988
Last FAA action
Feb 5, 2026
Registration expires
Feb 28, 2033
Mode S code (hex)
ADCCAF
Aircraft category
Large-cabin jet
Weight class
Over 20,000lbs

From FAA registry data as of October 2026. Check the FAA registry for the current record.

OWNERSHIP

Registered owner

Best Aircraft Deals LLC

LLC · Salt Lake City, UT, US

RESEARCH NOTES

About N989BC

Compiled with AI assistance from the public sources listed below, October 2026. Not checked against the aircraft's logbooks.

Overview

N989BC is a Bombardier Challenger 601-3A built in 1988 with serial number 5021. The FAA record names Best Aircraft Deals 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 February 5, 2026. The current record gives an airworthiness date of June 21, 1988. The type certificate reference is FAA TCDS A21EA (Bombardier CL-600-2B16).

SOURCES

Where this page comes from

Built from FAA registry records, manufacturer specifications, and public flight-tracking and market data, compiled October 2026. Values come from Radar’s aircraft value model. Owners and operators can ask for a correction or removal.

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