What happened
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(-23) On 12/24/2005, at approximately 0744 PST, Cessna CE-208B, N753FE, s/n:208B-0248, operated by empire airlines of hayden, ID, while performing a 14 CFR, part 135 cargo operation crashed on takeoff from Portland International Airport (kpdx) in Portland, Oregon. The pilot (only occupant) sustained minor injuries to his face and left shoulder. The aircraft was completely destroyed. There was no fire. The weather was, at the time of the accident, 4000 feet scattered, 11,000 feet broken, 10 miles visibility, with light drizzle. The altimeter was 30.01. The wind direction was 120 degrees at 8 knots (no gusts). The temperature was 46 degrees f (8 degrees c). The flight condition was visual flight rules. There was no report of freezing conditions within the previous 24 hours. The weather information was obtained from the pds weather observation facility at 0755 PST, 12/24/2005. The flight terminated approximately 1200 feet from the departure end of runway 21 after impacting 3 localizer antenna elements, briefly touching down on the r/h main and nose gear, regaining altitude, impacting a 10 foot tall chain link fence, continuing across a slough, impacting a rising burm and coming to rest on the top of the burm ("t" box of golf course). The aircraft was completely destroyed. The l/h wing was severed from the aircraft in the crash. The pilot remained restrained in the aircraft and was assisted by emergency rescue personnel to egress the aircraft. He sustained minor facial injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment and evaluation. He was released the following day. The aircraft was relocated to a secured hangar facility at pdx airport and was evaluated by representatives from pratt & whitney (p&w) engines and Cessna aircraft corporation. No immediate cause was determined. The engine was crated and shipped to p&w's facility in montreal, Canada for further in-depth evaluation. The airframe and propeller was released by the NTSB and relocated to a facility at aurora airport, south of Portland, Oregon pending further investigation. Should further information become available, this report will be amended to include such information.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12/24/2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 0744 PST, CESSNA CE-208B, N753FE, S/N:208B-0248, OPERATED BY EMPIRE AIRLINES OF HAYDEN, ID, WHILE PERFORMING A 14 CFR, PART 135 CARGO OPERATION CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPDX) IN PORTLAND, OREGON. THE PILOT (ONLY OCCUPANT) SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS FACE AND LEFT SHOULDER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE WEATHER WAS, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, 4000 FEET SCATTERED, 11,000 FEET BROKEN, 10 MILES VISIBILITY, WITH LIGHT DRIZZLE. THE ALTIMETER WAS 30.01. THE WIND DIRECTION WAS 120 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS (NO GUSTS). THE TEMPERATURE WAS 46 DEGREES F (8 DEGREES C). THE FLIGHT CONDITION WAS VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF FREEZING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS. THE WEATHER INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM THE PDS WEATHER OBSERVATION FACILITY AT 0755 PST, 12/24/2005. THE FLIGHT TERMINATED APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 21 AFTER IMPACTING 3 LOCALIZER ANTENNA ELEMENTS, BRIEFLY TOUCHING DOWN ON THE R/H MAIN AND NOSE GEAR, REGAINING ALTITUDE, IMPACTING A 10 FOOT TALL CHAIN LINK FENCE, CONTINUING ACROSS A SLOUGH, IMPACTING A RISING BURM AND COMING TO REST ON THE TOP OF THE BURM ("T" BOX OF GOLF COURSE). THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE L/H WING WAS SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT IN THE CRASH. THE PILOT REMAINED RESTRAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS ASSISTED BY EMERGENCY RESCUE PERSONNEL TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT. HE SUSTAINED MINOR FACIAL INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND EVALUATION. HE WAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO A SECURED HANGAR FACILITY AT PDX AIRPORT AND WAS EVALUATED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM PRATT & WHITNEY (P&W) ENGINES AND CESSNA AIRCRAFT CORPORATION. NO IMMEDIATE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED. THE ENGINE WAS CRATED AND SHIPPED TO P&W'S FACILITY IN MONTREAL, CANADA FOR FURTHER IN-DEPTH EVALUATION. THE AIRFRAME AND PROPELLER WAS RELEASED BY THE NTSB AND RELOCATED TO A FACILITY AT AURORA AIRPORT, SOUTH OF PORTLAND, OREGON PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. SHOULD FURTHER INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE SUCH INFORMATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.