The airplane was destroyed when it impacted terrain during an attempted forced landing at approximately 1055 Pacific time. The Instrument-rated Private pilot was fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot was executing a practice ILS approach to Runway 12. As the airplane approached the airport, at approximately 3.5 nm, the pilot told ATC that the airplane was loosing power and that he was going to land on a grass airfield. Several residences of the Sunset Air Strip, North Plains, Oregon, reported hearing a loud noise; subsequently they found the airplane adjacent to one of their taxiways.
January 5, 2006, Hillsboro, Ore. / Mooney M20K
The airplane was destroyed when it impacted terrain during an attempted forced landing at approximately 1055 Pacific time. The Instrument-rated Private pilot was fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot was executing a practice ILS approach to Runway 12. As the airplane approached the airport, at approximately 3.5 nm, the pilot told ATC that the airplane was loosing power and that he was going to land on a grass airfield. Several residences of the Sunset Air Strip, North Plains, Oregon, reported hearing a loud noise; subsequently they found the airplane adjacent to one of their taxiways....
Key Takeaways:
- An instrument-rated private pilot was fatally injured when his airplane crashed during an attempted forced landing.
- The accident occurred at approximately 10:55 Pacific time near North Plains, Oregon, while the pilot was executing a practice ILS approach.
- The pilot reported a loss of power, and the airplane was subsequently found destroyed adjacent to a taxiway at Sunset Air Strip.
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