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FAA incident report · Firestorm Labs TEMPEST BETA 2 · Pendleton, OR · March 9, 2026

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Date
March 9, 2026 · 16:30 local
Place
Pendleton, OR
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4891F
Reported as
Firestorm Labs Tempest Beta 2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N4891FRegistered now · Firestorm Labs TEMPEST BETA 2S/N 1849E030AF7EE908E0AAirframe modelFirestorm Labs TEMPEST BETA 2

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 9, 2026, at 1607 local time testing operations were conducted. The aircraft conducted a rolling takeoff from taxiway f as part of a functions check. During taxi and run-up, all systems operated normally. Shortly after liftoff, theaicraft rolled right, descended, and impacted the runway surface. The aircraft bounced and come to rest off the runway within the runway safety area.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 9, 2026, AT 1607 LOCAL TIME TESTING OPERATIONS WERE CONDUCTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED A ROLLING TAKEOFF FROM TAXIWAY F AS PART OF A FUNCTIONS CHECK. DURING TAXI AND RUN-UP, ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, THEAICRAFT ROLLED RIGHT, DESCENDED, AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND COME TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY WITHIN THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA.