# NTSB Accident SEA98FA047
> **Aerospatiale SN-601** · 1998-03-19 · PORTLAND, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98FA047
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09774
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-19
- **Location:** PORTLAND, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.529327, -122.679725
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** SN-601
- **Registration:** N600RA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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