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SEA88FA023

1987-11-25 · HILLSBORO, Oregon, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HIO

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE DAILY RADIO TRAFFIC REPORTING FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR AN IFR DEPARTURE FROM HILLSBORO AIRPORT IN IMC. THE OWNER/ OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THE COMPANY HAD A 'NO IFR' POLICY. ON TAKEOFF WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE LOWER AND SLOWER THAN NORMAL AND ABOUT 100 FT AGL PAST THE RUNWAY MIDPOINT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH 35-FOOT TREES AND A POWERLINE 600 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND APPROXIMATELY 135 DEGREES OFF THE RUNWAY HEADING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS/FAILURES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_SEA88FA023.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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