ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 114402
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| Date: | Thursday 14 February 1946 |
| Time: | 15:33 |
| Type: |  North American P-51H-5-NA Mustang |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-64431 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles northeast of Tigard, OR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Portland AAB, Ore. |
| Portland AAB, Ore. | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Test flight to check malfunctioning compass. Engine cutting in and out over southwest Portland, Oregon. Pilot, 1st Lt. John W. Heaney, bailed out at 100-150 feet. Parachute failed to blossom. Pilot killed when he hit the ground. Plane crashed seconds later into a vacant lot one mile east of Tigard, Oregon city center. Downed plane and downed pilot were about 1/8th mile from each other.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
The Oregonian (newspaper), 15 and 16 February 1946
Oregon Journal (newspaper), 15 February 1946
Eyewitness report to this contributor
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2012 11:02 | TigardP51Crash | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2012 23:55 | TigardP51Crash | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Apr-2013 17:34 | harro | Updated [Location] |
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