Accident · 1998-03-19

NTSB case SEA98FA047 · Aerospatiale SN-601 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1998-03-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Aerospatiale SN-601 (N600RA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: REDMOND FLIGHT CENTER Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): REDMOND FLIGHT CENTER

Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's decision to attempt takeoff with the right engine inoperative, resulting in his failure to maintain directional control or attain adequate airspeed during the takeoff attempt. Factors included a fractured right engine starter-generator drive shaft, resulting in an inability to perform a normal engine start on the ground.

Source: NTSB case SEA98FA047

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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