Challenger 600 series down in Mexico

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Originally Posted by armchairpilot94116

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombar...ger_600_series
Is there something wrong with the Challenger jets or are they in the news more simply because there are more of them around?

19 hull losses out of 1066 built = 1.9%. Over 41 years.

No consistent cause - everything from failure to de-ice to W&B error to upset by an A380 wake to bounced landing to test flights.

It does use a supercritical wing, which has - unusual - stall characteristics, and may be a factor in this particular accident. Might (emphasize might) have been a contributing factor in the Dick Ebersol failure-to-de-ice accident in Colorado.

It's also the basis for the CRJ 100-200 designs, and again, accident causes with those seem to be all over the map, not due to any particular problem.