Bitton/Sport Flight Aviation Talon accident near Boring, OR
On February 10, 2002, a Bitton/Sport Flight Aviation Talon (airplane) was involved in an accident near Boring, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 10, 2002
- Place
- Boring, OR
- Aircraft
- Bitton/Sport Flight Aviation Talon · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.420°N, 122.371°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020228X00289
Official records · SEA02LA039
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 10, 2002, about 1300 Pacific standard time, an unregistered, uncertified amateur-built Bitton Sport Flight Aviation Talon XP aircraft sustained substantial damage after colliding with terrain near Boring, Oregon. The aircraft was owned by the pilot, and was being operated in visual meteorological conditions (VFR). The private pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The local flight originated from a private airstrip near Sandy, Oregon, approximately one hour prior to the accident. No flight plan had been filed and there was no report of ELT activation. A witness reported seeing the accident aircraft in level flight traveling westbound at an estimated altitude of 800 feet above ground (AGL). The witness stated that about five minutes later he observed the accident aircraft in a "vertical dive" from an estimated altitude of 350 AGL. He stated that the vertical dive continued until approximately 150 feet AGL where he observed the pitch attitude change to a nose high attitude. Shortly thereafter the witness lost sight of the airplane when it descended behind a building. He later reported that he believed the aircraft was under control, but thought it was unusual to see a plane in a "dive" so low to the ground. The following day, after being reported as missing, the aircraft wreckage was located approximately 3,000 feet from where the witness was located when he observed the aircraft in a vertical dive. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot's flight experience, as reported at his last medical examination dated July 17, 1990, was 405
Probable cause
Loss of control for undetermined reasons.
More accidents in OR
- Cessna T207A, Aug 21, 1986
- Piper PA-28-180, Sep 1, 1984
- Piper PA-28RT-201, Mar 12, 1984
- Piper PA 46-310P, Apr 7, 2017
- Cessna 172, Jun 23, 2012
Browse: Oregon
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
