# Accident 20240831012899A: Cessna 421C, Fairveiw, OR, August 31, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2024, 10:25 local time
- Place: Fairveiw, OR
- Airport: Troutdale
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5435° N, 122.4380° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5435&lon=-122.4380&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421GP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421GP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240831012899A

## Narrative

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

PORTLAND, OR (TTD): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, C421, AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 25, AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED INTO TOWN HOUSES 2 MILES WEST OF THE FIELD. FIRE WAS REPORTED TO MULTIPLE UNITS. INJURIES ON THE GROUND 1 FATALIY. POB: 2, INJURIES: 2 FATALS, DAMAGE: AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. 08/31/2024 1725Z

BLOCK 21 A&B ARE UNKNOW AT THIS TIME. THEY COULD BE AMMENDED WHEN THE NTSB HAS FINISHED THEIR REPORT.

## 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 WPR24FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA289), Aug 31, 2024: Cessna 421C (N421GP), Fairview, OR, substantial damage, 3 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N421GP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19921003043389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003043389I), Oct 3, 1992: Cessna 421C (N421GP), Mackinac Island, MI, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found upper to lower link assembly bolt was missing.
- [Incident 19841204070849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841204070849I), Dec 4, 1984: Cessna 421C (N421GP), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. During a 135 flight check, nose gear collapsed during rollout. Cause unknown.

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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