N415BT1985 Canadair CL-215-6B11(CL-215T)
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19829 ADs may apply6 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Bridger Air Tanker 1 LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Belgrade, MT
- Certificate issued
- May 27, 2020
- Expires
- May 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · To show compliance with FAR
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 6, 2020
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Canadair
- Model
- CL-215-6B11(CL-215T)
- Year
- 1985
- Serial number
- 1081
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Amphibian
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 10
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- A14EA
- Mode S code
- A4E6DE
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pw123af
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 2380 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2020 – nowBridger Air Tanker 1 LLCBelgrade, MT · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (9)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-10 | Equipment/ furnishings | Jun 20, 2023 | Airframe (CL-215-6B11(CL-215T)) |
| 2019-25-11 | Wings | Feb 10, 2020 | Airframe (CL-215-6B11(CL-215T))Certain serial numbers: CL-215-1A10 1001–1125; CL-215-6B11 1001–1125 |
| 2019-08-12 | Flight controls | Jun 13, 2019 | Airframe (CL-215-6B11(CL-215T))Certain serial numbers: CL-215-6B11 1085; CL-215-6B11 1086; CL-215-6B11 1093; CL-215-6B11 1094; CL-215-6B11 1098–1101; CL-215-6B11 2076–2090. Only with: Serials 1085-1101 are CL-215T Variant; serials 2076-2090 are CL-415 Variant. |
| 2019-02-05 | Wings | Mar 22, 2019 | Airframe (CL-215-6B11(CL-215T))Certain serial numbers: CL-215-1A10 1001–1125; CL-215-6B11 1056–1125 |
| 2017-17-17 | Hydraulic power | Oct 11, 2017 | Airframe (CL-215-6B11(CL-215T))Certain serial numbers: CL-215-1A10 1001–1125; CL-215-6B11 1056–1125; CL-215-6B11 2001–2990 |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-15-14 | Equipment/ Furnishings | Sep 5, 2017 | Airframe (CL-215-6B11(CL-215T))Certain serial numbers: 2001; 2002; 2005–2007; 2010; 2012–2017; 2019; …. Only with: CL-415 Variant |
| 2013-15-08 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines | Sep 17, 2013 | Engine (PW123AF)Serial numbers per Table 1 of the Appendix of P&WC Service Bulletin No. PW100-72-21823, Revision 3. Only with: First-stage power turbine blade P/N 3120973-01, 3120983-01, or 3054053-01 installed with a serial number listed in the referenced SB table. |
| 2012-26-08 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines | Feb 15, 2013 | Engine (PW123AF)Serial numbers per P&WC ASB No. PW100-72-A21813 Rev 3, PW100-72-A21802 Rev 4, and PW100-72-A21798 Rev 5. Only with: Engines with propeller shafts having serial numbers listed in the referenced P&WC ASBs. |
| 2004-20-01 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Models PW123, PW123B, PW123C, PW123D, PW123E, PW123AF, PW124B… | Nov 5, 2004 | Engine (PW123AF)Only with: Mechanical fuel controls (MFCs) P/Ns 3244841-21, 3244853-17, 3244855-15, 3244857-14, 3244858-23, 3244871-5, 3244873-4, and 3244874-4 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (6)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Fuselage · frame · crackedApr 7, 2025
FRAME CRACKED ALONG BOTTOM FLANGE THROUGH BOLT HOLE FOR GUST LOCK CASTING TO LIGHTNING HOLE AT FS 434 BL 0 ROOF LEVEL. CRACK MEASURES 1.5" IN LENGTH.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · crackedDec 10, 2024
A CRACK MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 3/4" LONG WAS DISCOVERED ON THE ROOF SKIN LOCATED AT FS388, LWS43, WL225 APPROXIMATELY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · relay · faultyApr 28, 2024
PILOT REPORT: WHILE ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING KBZN WE HAD THE "RUDDER AUTO REVERSION TO MANUAL MODE AND LOST ALL RUDDER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE". WE RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST "ABNORMAL PROCEDURES" PAGE 45 OF THE 215T QRH. SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LEVELS WERE STABLE BUT RUDDER PRESSURE REMAINED ZERO. WE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Stabilizers · drag angle · crackedFeb 17, 2022
RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FINLET LOWER O/B DRAG ANGLE IS CRACKED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · wire rope · frayedMay 7, 2021
WIRE ROPE, WAS FOUND DURING DAILY INSP TO HAVE BROKEN STRANDS AT END THAT ATTACHES TO DAMPER FITTING. REMOVED & REPLACED WITH NEW WIRE ROPE ON LT FWD DOOR ATTACH POINT. VISUAL INSP OF REMAINING 3 WIRE ROPE ASSEMBLIES SHOW EXACT WEAR & BROKEN STRANDS IN SAME LOCATION, WHICH IS RIGHT AT DAMPER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · bonding strap · distressedJun 13, 2020
PIC REPORTED A RESTRICTION IN ELEVATOR CONTROL NOSE UP MOVEMENT DURING LANDING FLARE. POWER APPLIED & A GO-AROUND EXECUTED, RETURN TO BASE. MAINT CONDUCTED A VISUAL INSP OF ENTIRE ELEV CONTROL SYS, CONTROL WHEEL & ELEV MOVEMENT. NO DEFECTS. DETAILED VISUAL INSP ACCOMP. DURING DVI, A BONDING STRAP…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026