# Incident 20260309001739I: Firestorm Labs Inc TEMPEST BETA 2, Pendleton, OR, March 9, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2026, 16:30 local time
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6756° N, 118.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pendleton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6756&lon=-118.8195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4891F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4891F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Firestorm Labs TEMPEST BETA 2 (registry code 06102LM, https://openairdocs.org/model/firestorm-labs-tempest-beta-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FIRESTORM LABS INC TEMPEST BETA 2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260309001739I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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