Piper PA-44-180 N8360K accident near Newberg, Oregon, October 3, 2023
Piper PA-44-180, registration N8360K, operated by Hillsboro Aero Academy, was involved in an accident near Newberg, Oregon on October 3, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 3 people on board. Case WPR24FA004 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 44 minutes of the flight after departing the Portland/Hillsboro Arpt area (KHIO), reaching a maximum of 6,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 01:46 UTC, at 1,150 ft and 12 knots, descending at 6,720 feet per minute, about 16 km from Aurora State Arpt (KUAO).
The nearest weather report, from KUAO (16 km away), showed wind variable° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 4,500 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-44-180 registered in United States (Mode S AB7106).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- October 3, 2023
- Location
- Newberg, Oregon
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44-180
- Registration
- N8360K
- Operator
- Hillsboro Aero Academy
- Injuries
- Fatal (3 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR24FA004 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Portland/Hillsboro Arpt (KHIO)
- Nearest airport
- Aurora State Arpt (KUAO)
- Recorded flight
- 44 min, max 6,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:46 UTC, 1,150 ft, 12 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24FA004; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.