Small Plane Reported ‘Controllability’ Issues Before Crashing in Oregon, Killing 3, Officials Say

Published on September 4, 2024

FAIRVIEW, Ore.—A small plane that crashed into a row of townhomes, killing three people just east of Portland, Oregon, had reported “controllability” issues before going down, federal authorities said Tuesday. The pilot reported those issues after taking off from the Troutdale Airport around 10:25 a.m. Saturday for a maintenance test flight, National Transportation Safety Board Investigator Michael Hicks said, without providing further details on what “controllability” referred to. The twin-engine Cessna 421C crashed near the airport around five minutes later with two people on board, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. One person in the townhomes was also killed. Hicks said investigators were working Tuesday to collect time-sensitive evidence from the wreckage site....

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