North Bend - North Bend

On June 1, 1995 at 03:54 PM, North Bend - North Bend experienced a crash involving Rockwell Grand Commander 680, operated by Frank Casella, with the event recorded near North Bend Oregon.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Approximately two minutes after takeoff, witnesses saw the airplane pull up sharply into a steep climb from underneath an 800-foot ceiling. The airplane went into an uncontrolled, nearly vertical dive and impacted into a river. The pilot did not hold multi-engine or instrument ratings. Individuals who knew the pilot, including an instructor who had flown with him, stated that they had doubted the pilot's competence but that the pilot had been confident of his own flying ability.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6877S, MSN 680-462-132, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.4065°, -124.2243°.