Private jet with 8 aboard crashes on takeoff in Maine, FAA says
Source: Associated Press, via WTOP
Private jet with 8 aboard crashes on takeoff in Maine, FAA says
The Associated Press
January 26, 2026, 2:59 AM
This image taken from video provided by WABI television, emergency cervices work on a scene of the Bombardier Challenger 600 crash at the Bangor Airport in Maine, late Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (WABI via AP
BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- A private aircraft carrying eight people crashed on takeoff Sunday night at Maine's Bangor International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed around 7:45 p.m., and there was no immediate word on the conditions of those aboard. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
The crash occurred as New England and much of the country grappled with a massive winter storm. Bangor had undergone steady snowfall Sunday along with many other parts of the country. ... The airport issued a statement that emergency crews were on the scene at the airport, which was closed after what it described as an incident involving a single aircraft departing the airport.
Bangor International Airport offers direct flights to cities like Orlando, Florida, Washington, D.C., and Charlotte, North Carolina, and is located about 200 miles (320 kilometers) north of Boston.
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Hat tip, Good Morning America
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Feels like journalism 101 would report “…destined for [XYZ]”. Instead this quickly turns into a weather report, and airport promo, and a geography lesson.
Report filed 7 hours after the flight with no destination.
Wonder if any advance teams are flying private in/out of Maine these days?
from giving out flight plan's, passenger manifests etc. in the event of a crash.
I learned this watching a documentary about JFK Jr's. plane crash in the ocean with his wife and sister-in-law aboard. Members of the Press hounded the airport for information, but they would neither deny or confirm that it was Kennedy Jr. That information is confirmed by the common carrier or the FAA, or in this case law enforcement. 
what information airport employees can divulge to the public, I guess. In a crash situation airline employees are supposed to be tight-lipped, but we all know how money talks.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/bangor-plane-crash-21315089.php
ETA: Bangor is a popular stop for refueling business jets before heading into the North Atlantic. Looks like final dest was France according to this:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/565865#:~:text=Departure%20airport%3ABangor%20International%20Airport%2C%20ME,down%20and%20was%20destroyed%20byp
