Ownership guide

Bombardier CL-600-2D24

315 registered in the US, built from about 2003 to 2020, 95 seats, most with the GE CF34-8C5. Its Airworthiness Directives, its engines', and what to check before buying one.

The fleet

Registered in the US
315
Built
2003 to 2020
Half built by
2011
Seats
95
Engine type
Turbofan
Most common engine
GE CF34-8C5

Engines installed

  • GE CF34-8C5271 aircraft (86%)
  • GE CF34 SERIES24 aircraft (8%)
  • GE CF34-8C5A19 aircraft (3%)

From the FAA aircraft registry, rebuilt daily. Years are those recorded on each registration.

Airworthiness Directives

364 current ADs name the CL-600-2D24 airframe, 84 with a repeat action; 91 more were superseded. 3 equipment ADs name the model.

The ones that come back

ADs with a repeat action: an inspection or replacement at an interval, for as long as the AD applies. These are the airworthiness costs an owner keeps paying.

Every AD for the Bombardier CL-600-2D24

Accident record

6 accidents since 2020, 0 fatal, 0 aircraft destroyed.

What happened

  1. Ground collision2
  2. Turbulence encounter2
  3. Abnormal runway contact1

Phase of flight

  1. Taxi2
  2. Enroute2
  3. Landing1

The latest

DateWhereWhat happenedInjuriesNTSB number
2025-10-02New york, NYTaxi: Ground collisionMinorDCA26FA001A
2025-10-02New york, NYMinorDCA26FA001B
2025-07-17Germantown, KYEnroute: Turbulence encounterSeriousDCA25LA272
2025-02-17Toronto, OFLanding: Abnormal runway contactDCA25WA127
2023-01-02New york, NYTaxi: Ground collisionNoneDCA23LA114A
2020-02-07Waynesville, NCEnroute: Turbulence encounterSeriousDCA20CA071

From the NTSB's aviation accident database, refreshed monthly; accidents only, homebuilts left out. Counts, not rates: nobody publishes how many hours each model flies, and a training fleet flies far more than a private one. Look up any case by its number in the NTSB's CAROL.

What it costs to run

Per hour flown

Per year, flown or not

Fuel
$0/hr
Engine reserve
$0/hr
A year
$0
All in, per hour
$0/hr

Everything else is yours to fill in: insurance, hangar and overhaul prices vary too much by pilot, airport and shop for a default to mean anything. Nothing you type leaves this page.

Before you buy one

  1. Run its N-number through the AD check: every AD that names its airframe and engine, as a checklist to take to the logbooks.
  2. For each repeat-action AD (84 on the airframe), find the last compliance in the logbooks and when the next one is due.
  3. Compare the engine's time since overhaul with its maker's published overhaul time, and look for the reason behind any long gap in flying.
  4. 3 equipment ADs name the CL-600-2D24 (a muffler, a seat belt, a display): find out which of that equipment is installed.
  5. Check the registration, the airworthiness certificate and the date of the last annual inspection.
  6. Work out the sales or use tax your state will charge with the aircraft tax calculator.

The rest of the CL-600 family

Questions

How many Bombardier CL-600-2D24s are registered in the US?
315, in the FAA aircraft registry.
When was the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 built?
From about 2003 to 2020. Half of those registered today were built by 2011.
What engine does the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 have?
Most have the GE CF34-8C5 (86% of those registered); others have the GE CF34 SERIES, GE CF34-8C5A1.
How many accidents has the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 had?
6 in the NTSB's database since 2020, 0 of them fatal. The most common defining event was ground collision. These are counts, not rates: how many hours the fleet flew is not published.
How many Airworthiness Directives does the Bombardier CL-600-2D24 have?
364 current ADs name the CL-600-2D24 airframe, 84 of them with a repeat action. Whether each applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number and installed equipment.

Figures from the FAA aircraft registry and the FAA's Airworthiness Directives, rebuilt daily. An AD listed for a model is one to read; whether it applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number, equipment and records.