Cessna 421C accident near Fairview, OR
On August 31, 2024, a Cessna 421C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fairview, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 31, 2024
- Place
- Fairview, OR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.544°N, 122.438°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240831195030
NTSB summary
On August 31, 2024, about 1030 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 421C, N421GP was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Fairview, Oregon. The two pilots and one person on the ground were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Prior to departure, the pilot contacted the Troutdale Airport (TTD), Portland, Oregon, Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and requested a visual flight rules departure from runway 25 and to remain within the airport traffic pattern. Review of recorded audio from the TTD ATCT and preliminary radar data revealed, at 1015, the airplane departed runway 25 and remained within the airport traffic pattern. A short time later, the controller queried the pilot about their intentions and stated that the airplane had flown above the airport traffic pattern altitude. The pilot confirmed that he intended to descend and remain in the airport traffic pattern. About 1 minute later, the controller queried the pilot a second time about his intentions, and the pilot responded that he was having “handling problems” followed by a partial radio transmission of “test flight; I can’t get this thing to.” The controller informed the pilot of converging traffic, instructed all other aircraft to standby, and issued a landing clearance to the pilot for runway 7. The controller subsequently queried the pilot and asked if they were able to land runway 7, to which the second pilot onboard responded, “we’re going to try, not sure.” The controller cleared the pilots to land any runway. No further radio tran
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
