# Bangor Maine Challenger 650 Jet Crash (N10KJ): Icing, Deicing & NTSB Investigation

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Podcast: [NTSB News Talk – Aviation Accidents, Safety Investigations & Pilot Lessons](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ntsb-news-talk-aviation-accidents-safety-investigations-pilot-lessons-7333682)
Published: 2026-01-26T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://ntsb-news-talk.captivate.fm
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## Resource

Max Trescott and Rob Mark talk about the Bangor, Maine Bombardier Challenger 650 crash (N10KJ) —a major breaking story—and what the earliest discussion points usually look like before investigators have hard answers. They outline why takeoff accidents in winter conditions immediately raise questions about contamination, deicing decisions, holdover time, and whether ice or snow could have been present at the start of the takeoff roll. Then the episode shifts to set of other NTSB cases with sharply different aircraft and missions—but familiar human factors. These include the American Aviation AA-1A (N9439L) near Alamogordo, NM , Cirrus SR20 (N814) in Watertown, WI, Beech C23 (N76SB) in Virginia, Mooney M20C (N1204X) in Texas , Cessna 206 (N460DC) in California , Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche (N8693Y) in Illinois , and a Beechcraft 95 Travel Air (N369BB) training flight in Alabama . Across them: unstable approaches, late go-arounds, loss of control close to the ground, and pilots pushing past safe margins.

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