# Accident 19980319013279A: Aerosp SN601, Portland, OR, March 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1998, 09:18 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OHGA
- Location: 45.5293° N, 122.6797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5293&lon=-122.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600RA-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SN-601 CORVETTE (registry code 8680661, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sn-601-corvette) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SN601
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D4
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 125 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980319013279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

V1 ROTATION PREMATURE. STALLED IMPACTED. SLIDE OFF RWY. ATTEMPT DEPART R ENGINE INOP NOT SIC. POSSIBLE ILLEGAL OPS. (.4)THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER (CVR) RECORDING INDICATED THAT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO START THE RIGHT ENGINE BEFORE TAKEOFF, AND ELECTED TO ATTEMPT TAKEOFF WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE INOPERATIVE.  WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE LIFTED OFF ABOUT 4,100 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND THAT IT THEN BECAME AIRBORNE WITH ITS WINGS ROCKING, ATTAINING A MAXIMUM ALTITUDE OF 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND BEFORE SETTLING BACK TO THE GROUND, DEPARTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERING AN UPRIGHT SLIDE FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE.  INVESTIGATORS REMOVED THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTER-GENERATOR FROM THE ENGINE AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND FOUND THE STARTER-GENERATOR DRIVE SHAFT TO BE FRACTURED.  THE AIRCRAFT HAS A MINIMUM CREW REQUIREMENT OF TWO, CONSISTING OF PILOT AND COPILOT; THE COPILOT'S SEAT OCCUPANT, A PRIVATE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER, DID NOT HOLD A MULTIENGINE RATING AND THUS WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO ACT AS SECOND-IN-COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT.                                                                                                                                                         (-23)N600RA DEPARTED 10L AT 0918 LCL. ON VL(ROT), INSUFFICIENT SPEED, STALLED, AND IMPACTED RUNWAY.  SLID .5 MILES TO REST 150 FEET RIGHT OF 10L BEYOND END OF RUNWAY.  PIC REPORTS RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE AND START/GEN LIGHT.  NO QUALIFIED SIC OCCUPYING CO-PILOT SEAT.  REMOVAL OF RH STARTER REVEALED SHEARED SPLINE.  INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA98FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA047), Mar 19, 1998: Aerospatiale SN-601 (N600RA), Portland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's decision to attempt takeoff with the right engine inoperative, resulting in his failure to maintain directional control or attain adequate airspeed during the takeoff attempt.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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