Bombardier CL-215
12 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1985 to 2015; half of them date from 1987 or earlier. Montana has the most (8). 100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
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About the CL-215 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprops
- Power
- Turboprop, 2 engines
- Common engines
- P&W Canada Pw123Af (10)
- Fuel
- Jet AUnleaded: G100UL under STC SA01967WI (3 OF3)
- Seats
- 10
- Built of
- aluminium · The water bomber.
- Makers on the register
- Canadair, Bombardier Inc, Canadair Ltd
- Registered
- earliest certificate January 6, 2020; newest March 16, 2026
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 8 | 67% |
| Corporation | 4 | 33% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CL-215-6B11(CL-215T) | 6 | 1985 to 1987 | 50.0% |
| CL-215-6B11 (CL-415) | 4 | 2013 to 2015 | 33.3% |
| CL215 1A10 | 2 | — | 16.7% |
When they were built by decade · 2 with no year on file
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 10 | 83% |
| Renewal notice sent | 2 | 17% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted | 9 | 75% |
| None on file | 2 | 17% |
| Experimental | 1 | 8% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Bank of Utah Trustee | 4 |
| Cl415 Aviation Salvage LLC | 2 |
| Bridger Air Tanker 6 LLC | 1 |
| Bridger Air Tanker 5 LLC | 1 |
| Bridger Air Tanker 4 LLC | 1 |
| Bridger Air Tanker 3 LLC | 1 |
| Bridger Air Tanker 2 LLC | 1 |
| Bridger Air Tanker 1 LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Bank of Utah Trustee
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 1 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Bombardier CL-215 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
12 as of November 6, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Bombardier CL-215s?
Montana, with 8.
Who owns the Bombardier CL-215?
100% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Bombardier CL-215s on the register built?
Between 1985 and 2015; half of them in 1987 or earlier.
How many Bombardier CL-215 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Bombardier CL-215 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The water bomber. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Bombardier CL-215 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The water bomber. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A14EA, held by De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited). The FAA has issued 51 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about airframe structure. Operators and repair shops have filed 333 failure reports with the FAA since 1996, 106 of them in the last ten years: about 126.2 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure. 27 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Avionics Design Services LTD..
FAA orders 51 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Bombardier CL-215
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 13 | 25% |
| Landing gear | 9 | 18% |
| Engine | 9 | 18% |
| Flight controls | 6 | 12% |
| Instruments and avionics | 5 | 10% |
| Electrical power | 4 | 8% |
| Propeller | 2 | 4% |
| Heating, ice protection and utility systems | 1 | 2% |
Failure reports 333 since 1996 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 14 |
| 97 | 8 |
| 98 | 10 |
| 99 | 17 |
| 00 | 24 |
| 01 | 6 |
| 02 | 22 |
| 03 | 11 |
| 04 | 16 |
| 05 | 7 |
| 06 | 18 |
| 07 | 11 |
| 08 | 14 |
| 09 | 12 |
| 10 | 9 |
| 11 | 11 |
| 12 | 10 |
| 13 | 7 |
| 14 | 12 |
| 15 | 8 |
| 16 | 3 |
| 17 | 1 |
| 20 | 2 |
| 22 | 75 |
| 23 | 5 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 160 | 48% |
| Engine | 54 | 16% |
| Landing gear | 34 | 10% |
| Heating, ice protection and utility systems | 25 | 8% |
| Propeller | 18 | 5% |
| Flight controls | 14 | 4% |
| Electrical power | 13 | 4% |
| Cabin, seats and restraints | 5 | 2% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Skin | 12 |
| Frame | 10 |
| Angle | 9 |
| Line | 9 |
| Spar Cap | 9 |
| Bearing | 8 |
| Seat Track | 7 |
| Shaft | 7 |
| Pump | 6 |
| Spar | 6 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 279 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: lighted switch (53), sealant (24), indicator (12), screw (11), tank unit (8), ring (8), brush (8), pots telephone (7), bushing (7), diaphragm (6).
Approved modifications 27 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the CL-215 links to the rest of the register
- Bombardier 0 aircraft on the register
- Bombardier CL-215-6B11(CL-215T) 6 registered
- Bombardier CL-215-6B11 (CL-415) 4 registered
- Bombardier CL215 1A10 2 registered
- Type certificate A14EA · held by Viking Air LTD
- Built of aluminium · The water bomber.
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123AF 10 of these aircraft · 2380 hp
- Bank Of Utah Trustee 4 of these aircraft
- Cl415 Aviation Salvage LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Bridger Air Tanker 6 LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Bridger Air Tanker 5 LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Bridger Air Tanker 4 LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the CL-215 1 cases since 1982 · 1 fatal
- FAA orders naming the CL-215 51 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the CL-215 333 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the CL-215 27 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/bombardier/cl-215.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 12
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N385AC | Bombardier Inc CL-215-6B11 (CL-415) |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Restricted | 2026-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N389AC | Bombardier Inc CL-215-6B11 (CL-415) |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Restricted | 2026-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N392AC | Bombardier Inc CL-215-6B11 (CL-415) |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Restricted | 2023-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N386AC | Bombardier Inc CL-215-6B11 (CL-415) |
Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Restricted | 2023-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N422BT | Canadair CL-215-6B11(CL-215T) |
Bridger Air Tanker 6 LLC Belgrade, Montana |
Restricted | 2023-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N406BT | Canadair CL-215-6B11(CL-215T) |
Bridger Air Tanker 5 LLC Belgrade, Montana |
Restricted | 2022-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419BT | Canadair CL-215-6B11(CL-215T) |
Bridger Air Tanker 4 LLC Belgrade, Montana |
Restricted | 2021-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N418BT | Canadair CL-215-6B11(CL-215T) |
Bridger Air Tanker 3 LLC Belgrade, Montana |
Restricted | 2021-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N417BT | Canadair CL-215-6B11(CL-215T) |
Bridger Air Tanker 2 LLC Belgrade, Montana |
Restricted | 2020-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415BT | Canadair CL-215-6B11(CL-215T) |
Bridger Air Tanker 1 LLC Belgrade, Montana |
Experimental | 2020-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65CL | Canadair Ltd CL215 1A10 |
Cl415 Aviation Salvage LLC Belgrade, Montana |
None on file | 2020-01-07 | Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes |
| N36CL | Canadair Ltd CL215 1A10 |
Cl415 Aviation Salvage LLC Belgrade, Montana |
None on file | 2020-01-06 | Renewal notice sentFAA registration status code 25: First notice for registration renewal. All codes |