Private jet with 8 aboard crashes on takeoff in Maine, FAA says

Private jet with 8 aboard crashes on takeoff in Maine, FAA says 1 of 3 | The Federal Aviation Administration says a private aircraft with eight people on board has crashed on takeoff from Bangor-international-airport" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="18999" data-entity-type="location">Bangor International Airport in Maine. There was no immediate word on the conditions of those aboard. 2 of 3 | 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) 3 of 3 | 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) 1 of 3 The Federal Aviation Administration says a private aircraft with eight people on board has crashed on takeoff from Bangor-international-airport" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="18999" data-entity-type="location">Bangor International Airport in Maine. There was no immediate word on the conditions of those aboard. Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 2 of 3 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) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 3 of 3 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) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Bangor, Maine (AP) — A private aircraft carrying eight people crashed on takeoff Sunday night at Maine’s Bangor-international-airport" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="18999" data-entity-type="location">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" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="18999" data-entity-type="location">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. Throughout the weekend, the vast storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the eastern half of the U.S., halting much air and road traffic and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast. Commercial air traffic was also heavily disrupted around much of the U.S.Some 12,000 flights were canceled Sunday and nearly 20,000 were delayed, according to the flight tracker flightaware.com. Airports in Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, North Carolina, New York and New Jersey were among those impacted.The Bombardier Challenger 600 is a wide-bodied business jet configured for nine to 11 passengers. It was launched in 1980 as the first private jet with a “walk-about cabin” and remains a popular charter option, according to aircharterservice.com