Well not to sure of all the details as I type. However a small plane ???? Got hung up in some power lines down by the Crowley Ranch, in SE Oregon.

Fire trucks, SO Deputys, Ambulance, and a whole other gaggle of emergancy folks headed south from BNO responding to the scene, around 1:00pm pacific time.

Not to sure if it was right at the ranch or just close by. For this country close by is anything within 20 miles

Will post more detail when I hear.

Fly safe, Bub

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 91254 Make/Model: PA18 Description: PA-18 Super Cub (L-18C, L-21, U-7)
Date: 10/03/2007 Time: 2110

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: BURNS State: OR Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES AND CRASHED, THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD WAS FATALLY
INJURED, 50 MILE FROM BURNS, OR

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: BOISE, ID (NM11) Entry date: 10/04/2007

Hafast,

Good job on gathering that intel. Power of the PC. Sad to hear it was a fatal. Thanks for the info.

Bub

Well even sader note. If sader is a word? Super Cub pilot was the owner of the Crowley ranch and a long time pilot.

Flew combat in Korea, Vietnam, flew Helios in SEA. retired 747 Capt. Lot of hours in the air. Did not know him well, but heard numerous hanger flying stories from him. I had probably landed at the ranch 20 times or so when I was getting checked out in the 180, 10 years or so ago.

From news report and eye witness account, sounds like there was an engine problem, pulled up and right into the power lines.

Gods Speed.

See ya, Bub

A few years ago I hunted the Stockade Mtns just north of Crowley. We noticed the airstrip and my cousin (a 737 Capt) and I chatted with the owner about flying. It is very sad indeed...

Here is why....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=No1r1Z2-qso