JULY 4, 2015
PORTLAND, OREGON (Kiii News) -
2 people have died in a small plane crash that
happened in Portland this afternoon.
Emergency crews were called out to the scene of the crash near the 300 block of Pebble Beach just after 2 o'clock.
The crash site is at the North Shore Country Club in Portland just at the edge of the water.
Neighbors say the plane barely missed homes before they heard a loud "boom." Police say the victims were one young man and one young woman.
The woman was taken away on a stretcher, but the man's body was still trapped inside the plane.
The victim's families have been notified, but they are not releasing names yet.
The plane is a 1947 Champ L-16.
Police say the two were flying from a local airport when they crashed here at the North Shore Country Club.
The FAA will be coming out in a couple hours to investigate the crash.
Emergency crews were called out to the scene of the crash near the 300 block of Pebble Beach just after 2 o'clock.
The crash site is at the North Shore Country Club in Portland just at the edge of the water.
Neighbors say the plane barely missed homes before they heard a loud "boom." Police say the victims were one young man and one young woman.
The woman was taken away on a stretcher, but the man's body was still trapped inside the plane.
The victim's families have been notified, but they are not releasing names yet.
The plane is a 1947 Champ L-16.
Police say the two were flying from a local airport when they crashed here at the North Shore Country Club.
The FAA will be coming out in a couple hours to investigate the crash.