Saturday, July 4, 2015

2 People Confirmed Dead in Aeronca Champion L-16 Small Plane Crash in Portland, Oregon


 

 
 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.