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The article presents information related to the crash of a Shepard Lancair IV Propjet aircraft in Portland, Oregon. It informs that last radar return of the airplane was recorded about 5 minutes after takeoff and placed the airplane at 3300 feet mean sea level about 1/4-mile east of the accident site. It is stated that the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ruled that the probable cause of the fatal accident was the loss of airplane control during climb for an undetermined reason.