If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. The maintenance records showed that the most recent airframe and engine inspection, in accordance with the approved inspection program, was completed on March 4, 2006. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. She and her dog Lacey, a Labrador-Rottweiler-shepherd mix that somehow escaped the crash, have been living in a rental. Guilford died after his 47-year-old Hawker-Siddeley Hunter MK-58 struck a neighborhood a mile east of the airport while leaving the show. When a cloud of thick black smoke billowed from behind the trees, the audience fell silent. "But I guess the thrill of seeing the flames coming out of the jet engines negated that.". All those facts will enter the record as Federal Aviation Administration investigators Monday continued sifting through the wreckage of a Hillsboro neighborhood where the vintage British jet fighter struck with a full load of fuel. The density altitude was calculated at 1,861 feet. "He used to say he used to practice law to put fuel in the plane," said Paul Hedlund, a colleague. The wreckage was released to CTC Services Aviation LAD, Renton, Washington, on July 19, 2007. Josh Boer of Beaverton was selling raffle tickets when the plane "kind of floated down," striking the top of the two-story house in front of him. Off in the distance sits what little remains of their neighbor's home. A vintage British fighter jet crashed into a densely populated neighborhood near an airport during an air show Sunday afternoon, exploding, destroying a home and killing the pilot. Impact forces and post impact fire destroyed a majority of the airframe and associated components. "I wanted to crawl out of my skin, but there wasn't anywhere to go.". Guilford was in Hillsboro for show and tell. But you can learn from it while planning for the future. By David R. Anderson. However, 2007 has been rough on the air show circuit. But there is a difference between sound and safety. "The Japanese used to call the plane 'whistling death' because the oil coolers on the wings would whistle," Guilford said. By 2025, the airport plans to add nearly 100,000 takeoffs and landings to last year's 223,000. Since then, no spectator has been killed at an air show in North America, he said. Donna Reynolds arrives to survey the damage to her Hillsboro home after an airplane leaving the Portland International Airshow crashed into it Sunday, July 16, 2006. The airplane was a static display at the air show and, with the exception of the accident flight, the airplane did not fly during the show. . "It's like a no- show. Several eyewitnesses, both in attendance at the show, and others located in the residential community where the airplane crashed, submitted written statements to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) detailing their observations during the accident sequence. All of those killed were pilots. The Hillsboro growth curve -- on the ground and in the air -- continues to climb. "It was just a quiet glide and then black smoke," he said. Vacation here we come. "At this point, it's premature to predict anything," spokesman Steve Callaway said. There's no way I could've gotten out like my dog. "I sure don't think they can save anything," she says. "It's like lightning. Port officials plan to schedule another meeting to keep discussing public concerns about the crash. The young mother says nothing has been done at the home next to hers. The exterior walls are blackened and the siding destroyed. They contend that because the old British-built fighter was part of the static display and not on the performance lineup the death of California pilot Robert Guilford should not be added to the list of U.S. air show fatalities. . Another died early this year in a North Plains orchard, shortly after taking off from Hillsboro. "It was the book my mother gave me. The seat had just been overhauled, and I feel confident if he could have, he would have used it. To date, they've suffered no emotional effects from the near miss. The Hillsboro Air Show lasts approximately two hours. The National Transportation Safety Board reports 11 investigations at the airport in just more than two years. "I am trying to look at the positive," said Reynolds, who is designing her future home. A burned out stove was the only thing left standing on the foundation, while the plane's engine, tail and wings were scattered throughout a back yard littered with shards of melted glass, splinters of wood siding and scraps of paper and clothing. A British Jet Provost MK.3A crashed at the Hillboro Air Show today killing the pilot, destroying one house and heavily damaging several others. It's very unlikely that it will happen again," said Bennett, adding that if she had been home the afternoon of the crash she might not be as supportive. That's also what organizers of the 19-year-old Hillsboro event would have us believe. He contended that the show should not be punished, just as a business would not be punished if a car crashed after leaving that location. In Hillsboro, residents in an area 12,000 feet long and 3,000 feet wide around the airport are asked to leave. Representatives from the NTSB, FAA and Rolls-Royce (Bristol, United Kingdom) examined the wreckage at a hangar facility in Independence, Oregon, on August 24-25, 2006. In April, Guilford passed a physical exam, Kenitzer said. Witnesses said the single-engine swept-wing jet lost power immediately before the crash. Despite Intel's concerns, Standard TV & Appliance - the air show's primary sponsor for three years - will continue with the event, said Mark Rossolo, a company marketing representative. But organizers reshaped the show's remnants into the nonprofit Oregon International Airshow. They crinkle like dry cereal as the autumn breeze blows through scorched branches. Hillsboro Airport Last summer's fatal neighborhood crash led to months-long scrutiny of the annual event He also reported that the gear appeared to be in the "extended" position. Show & Gate Times.
Oregon International Air Show - Wikipedia Silver/gray colored splatter type deposits were noted along the leading edges, pressure surface and shrouds of the turbine airfoils. "It's disheartening, but every summer, the air show is going to dictate what we do," she said. And I won't make the same mistakes I made when I designed the first one. An aviation attorney and flight instructor, Guilford did not perform in the show but flew his 1950s British fighter to Hillsboro to be part of the Warbirds of America static display. Both a student and instructor were inside.Fortunately, both people were uninjured and had gotten out of the plane by the . The jet crashed into a house, killing the pilot. "Every time a jet plane passes overhead he looks up and acts scared. In the next two decades, demand among business travelers and private pilots is expected to bring significant expansion to Hillsboro Airport, the state's second-busiest behind Portland International. Reynolds didn't stick around home Sunday, instead leaving to take a garden tour with friends in Portland. Bending deformation, opposite the direction of rotation, and thermal deformation was noted. "How do I put a value on that bookcase?" Witnesses said the plane's engine was silent before it crashed. Aviation safety inspectors make random checks of aircraft logs, but Kenitzer could not comment on the Hawker Hunter's maintenance record. Along with the FAA, the organization requires aerobatic pilots to meet safety rules, including performing in a "sterile box" that contains no other airplanes or people, only open land or empty houses. Hawker Hunter (Hillsboro Air Show Crash) Info Nearby (749) Like Tweet Share Pin 3 No Thumbnail Google Maps Google Maps Bing Maps Bing Maps By Rene73 @ 2008-02-01 16:35:34 @ 45.536192, -122.920307 Hillsboro, Oregon (OR), US Hawker Hunter N58MX and its pilot were both lost in a crash on 7-16-06 in Oregon. The soil contaminated with unburned jet fuel has been dug out and removed. The garden tool was among the few things salvageable after a vintage jet leaving the Oregon International Airshow on July 16 crashed into her Hillsboro home and turned it into an inferno. No one was in the house when the plane struck. HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) On July 16, 2006, a 1951 Hawker Hunter Jet crashed during the Oregon International Air show at the Hillsboro Airport. The turbine assembly, to include the rotor blades and stators, were intact and with the exception of the surrounding case, sustained minimal damage. No evidence of pre impact case deformation was noted during the engine exam. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. "As we reviewed last year's tragedy, we asked what can we do to minimize that it will ever happen again.". It crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday afternoon on its return to California. . By Holly Danks. "We would like to be part of the discussion about where the community goes from here in terms of the air show," MacKenzie said. We just ran.". There was a huge fireball. "When you saw the smoke, you know that the worst possible thing had happened.". "But they are still new things. Were not quite sure how, but she was covered in jet fuel and ash, but she got out and ran to her neighbors.. "The contamination wasn't nearly as bad as first thought," she says. Oregon International Air Show returns to Hillsboro May 20-22 Weather Alert 1 MORE ALERTS There are 18 areas under alert. Colleagues called him a brilliant lawyer. The air show comes only once a year; the Port of Portland's airport operates every day. Once the site is cleared for construction, she'll begin to plan her replacement home. From The Oregonian of Monday, July 17, 2006 -- 'It just fell out of the sky': A jet leaving the Oregon International Airshow crashes into a Hillsboro house and explodes into a fireball, killing the pilot and horrifying people on the ground, From The Oregonian of Monday, July 17, 2006 -- Pilot loved powerful combat planes: Robert Guilford's son says his father likely chose not to eject to protect people below, From The Oregonian of Tuesday, July 18, 2006 -- Explanations few for homeowner: Donna Reynolds says she can't say why she was spared when her home was struck by a vintage jet fighter, From The Oregonian of Tuesday, July 18, 2006 -- Tragedy clouds air show's future: Sunday's vintage jet crash has Intel and other neighbors questioning whether the annual event should return, From The Oregonian of Wednesday, July 19, 2006 -- Jerry F. Boone column: Area airport, not air show, the real worry, From The Oregonian of Wednesday, July 19, 2006 -- Two growth patterns, one worry: Safety Hillsboro expects to add 40,00 residents by 2025 -- plus 100,000 more annual flights from its airport, From The Oregonian of Friday, July 21, 2006 -- Residents divided over air show safety concerns: Spurred by a weekend crash, the public jams an auditorium to discuss airport issues, From The Oregonian of Monday, July 24, 2006 -- Jerry F. Boone column: Living with fallout from the fireball, From The Oregonian of Monday, Sept. 25, 2006 -- Jerry F. Boone column: Homes slowly rise from ashes of the air crash. Further viewing of the video recording showed that the airplane oscillated left and right (about the longitudinal axis) immediately after takeoff.