# Accident 20051224030369A: Cessna 208B, Portland, OR, December 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2005, 07:44 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: COEA
- Location: 45.5886° N, 122.5975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5886&lon=-122.5975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N753FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N753FE-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,698 total, 2,553 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051224030369A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA06LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA031), Dec 24, 2005: Cessna 208B (N753FE), Portland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during the initial takeoff climb resulting in an in-flight collision with objects.

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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