# Accident 19990308002089A: Cessna 421B, North Bend, OR, March 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1999, 21:35 local time
- Place: North Bend, OR
- Airport: North Bend Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4800° N, 124.1609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4800&lon=-124.1609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41096, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41096-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990308002089A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED IN A MARSHY AREA WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ABORT TAKE-OFF FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES, THE PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) A/C WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF RUNWAY 13 AT NORTH BEND, OR. ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO AURORA, OR. A WITNESS REPORTED THE A/C TOOK OFF, THEN POWERED-BACK, MADE A HARD LANDING AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN BUT NEVER REALLY GOT AIRBORNE. THE A/C CRASHED ABOUT 500 FEET STRAIGHT OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 13. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SELECTED TO THE AUXILLIARY TANK. THIS TANK WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 SEA99FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA041), Mar 9, 1999: Cessna 421B (N41096), North Bend, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A delayed aborted takeoff for an undetermined reason.

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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