JUNE 9, 2015
SNAKE RIVER ISLAND, WASHINGTON
Two people escaped injury after an airplane crash last week
on an island in the Snake River.
According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office this
morning, the crash was reported shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday.
The Walla Walla University aircraft, a single-engine Piper
Super Cub, flipped over as it attempted to land on New York Island, above
Little Goose Dam on the Snake River, officials said.
According to a Walla Walla University spokesman, the
occupants in the plane were a pilot instructor and a student.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the island
as a wildlife habitat, sent three personnel to the location, said Gina
Baltrusch, public information specialist.
A small amount of fuel that had leaked from the plan was
cleaned up and the Corps employees helped flip the airplane back to an upright
position.
A barge hired by the university was used to remove the
airplane from the island to the Port of Garfield, and it was then taken by
trailer back to the Walla Walla Regional Airport.
The sheriff’s office said the Federal Aviation
Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the
incident.
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Date:
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09-JUN-2015
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Time:
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11:00+
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Type:
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Owner/operator:
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Walla Walla University
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Registration:
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N7860D
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C/n / msn:
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18-6009
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Unknown
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Location:
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New York Island, ENE of Little Goose Lock and Dam Airport
(16W), Starb -
United
States of America |
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Phase:
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Landing
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Nature:
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Training
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Departure airport:
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Walla Walla Rgnl (KALW)
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Destination airport:
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New York Island
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Narrative:
The aircraft nosed over inverted during a landing attempt on New York Island in the Snake River northeast of Starbuck, Washington. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the two pilots onboard were not injured.
The aircraft nosed over inverted during a landing attempt on New York Island in the Snake River northeast of Starbuck, Washington. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the two pilots onboard were not injured.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=176794
http://t.union-bulletin.com/news/2015/jun/09/walla-walla-university-airplane-crash-lands-river-/?templates=tablet
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7860D
https://www.wallawalla.edu/academics/areas-of-study/undergraduate-programs/aviation/aircraft-fleet/ http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/Locations/DistrictLocksandDams/LittleGooseLockandDam.aspx
https://www.wallawalla.edu/academics/areas-of-study/undergraduate-programs/aviation/aircraft-fleet/ http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/Locations/DistrictLocksandDams/LittleGooseLockandDam.aspx