Tessier Avid Flyer accident near Hillsboro, OR
On December 30, 2006, a Tessier Avid Flyer (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hillsboro, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 30, 2006
- Place
- Hillsboro, OR
- Aircraft
- Tessier Avid Flyer · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.429°N, 122.961°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070115X00051
NTSB summary
On December 30, 2006, approximately 0950 Pacific standard time, an experimental Tessier Avid Flyer impacted the terrain during an attempted engine-out landing about one mile west of Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark, Hillsboro, Oregon. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, received fatal injuries, and the aircraft, which is owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal pleasure flight, which departed Portland-Hillsboro Airport about 12 minutes prior to the accident, and was en route to Newberg, Oregon, was flying in an area with a solid undercast of fog. According to family members, the pilot and his wife were planning on meeting other family members in Newberg for lunch. He and his wife left their home about the same time, but she planned to drive to Newberg, and he planned on flying there. While driving to Newberg, the pilot's wife called him by cell phone to advise him that as she progressed toward Newberg she was encountering lots of thick fog. According to the controller at the Hillsboro Tower, the pilot departed Hillsboro Airport at 0938, and about seven minutes later reported that he was over Twin Oaks Airpark, and was trapped over a fog layer. He also reported that his engine was starting to lose power, and that he was going to attempt to make it back to Hillsboro Airport. About 70 seconds after the first transmission, the pilot reported that his engine had quit, and that he was "going down." The aircraft then descended through the fog and collided with the terrain. Because of the dense fog in the area, there were no witn
Probable cause
The loss of engine power during maneuvering flight due to carburetor icing, and inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were the ambient weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing and fog.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
