One Fatality Following Aircraft Crash At Twin Oaks Airpark (Photo)
- 06/12/26
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hillsboro, Ore. — Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews responded today alongside Hillsboro Fire & Rescue and the Washington County Sheriff's Office to reports of an aircraft crash at Twin Oaks Airpark.
Initial reports from witnesses were that a small aircraft had crashed during takeoff into a grassy field near the airpark. Callers reported the aircraft was on fire and that flames were threatening to spread into the surrounding vegetation.
Hillsboro Fire & Rescue crews were the first to arrive and reported a large column of dense black smoke visible from a distance. As firefighters approached the scene, the fire had begun to diminish, producing brown smoke with small pockets of active flame remaining in the wreckage.
Firefighters initiated a quick and aggressive fire attack, rapidly extinguishing the fire before it could spread beyond the aircraft and into nearby vegetation. The aircraft's sole occupant was located and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is coordinating the investigation in conjunction with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
One Fatality Following Aircraft Crash At Twin Oaks Airpark (Photo)
- 06/12/26
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hillsboro, Ore. — Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews responded today alongside Hillsboro Fire & Rescue and the Washington County Sheriff's Office to reports of an aircraft crash at Twin Oaks Airpark.
Initial reports from witnesses were that a small aircraft had crashed during takeoff into a grassy field near the airpark. Callers reported the aircraft was on fire and that flames were threatening to spread into the surrounding vegetation.
Hillsboro Fire & Rescue crews were the first to arrive and reported a large column of dense black smoke visible from a distance. As firefighters approached the scene, the fire had begun to diminish, producing brown smoke with small pockets of active flame remaining in the wreckage.
Firefighters initiated a quick and aggressive fire attack, rapidly extinguishing the fire before it could spread beyond the aircraft and into nearby vegetation. The aircraft's sole occupant was located and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is coordinating the investigation in conjunction with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
