1 dead after small plane crashes into field near Twin Oaks Airpark in Hillsboro
KATU • • nation
Key Points:
- A small plane crashed into a field near Twin Oaks Airpark in Hillsboro, Oregon, resulting in one confirmed fatality.
- The Washington County Medical Examiner is on site, and no further details about the deceased or the aircraft have been released.
- The crash caused a grass fire that spread to a nearby field but has since been extinguished by Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews.
- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident, and westbound traffic on River Road near the airpark remains closed.
- Twin Oaks Airpark, known for its flight training programs, was the location of the crash.