AURORA, Ore. — A pilot and passenger escaped with minor injuries after a small plane crashed at the Aurora Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
The crash was reported around 3:35 p.m. at the airport south of Portland.
According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, 64-year-old Anthony Pate of Sherwood was piloting a Piper Malibu Mirage and the plane struck a radio antenna and a fence, causing the crash.
The passenger was identified as 70-year-old Dick Omen.
Sheriff’s deputies and the Federal Aviation Administration are continuing to investigate the crash.
