Rip!!! Mr. Wiley

RIP, Mr. Wiley your stories at the airport, your friendly character and
advice will be missed!!!! Seeing his plane every now and then floating in
the lake on approach to Pearson field will also be missed.

Mr. Wiley will be missed! by all of us locals that had the pleasure to know
him.

http://wileyseaplanes.com


OREGON CITY, Ore. - A small plane crashed near Willamette Falls in the area
of Oregon City just before noon Saturday, killing the two men on board.
The aircraft was a 1941 Taylorcraft floatplane with the tail number N13060.
The two-passenger, single-engine plane apparently broke-up in mid-air and
crashed into the Willamette River about 200 yards above the falls.

Clackamas County officials have released the name of one of the men who was
killed, 80-year-old David Howard Wiley of Lake Oswego. The other man's name
is being withheld pending notification of family.

Authorities say the plane was taking off from the river toward the falls
when it rose to about 75 feet, wobbled, and then began a steep turn to the
left. The left wing of the plane separated, and the aircraft plunged into
the river on the West Linn side. It stopped against the bank.
The remains of the men may not be removed until federal investigators
complete their preliminary examination of the wreckage and the aircraft is
moved. Recovery operations are expected to begin late Saturday.

Rescuers responded from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Clackamas County
Sheriff, Clackamas County Fire District One, Lake Oswego Fire & Rescue and
West Linn Police. Baseline Industrial, a construction company working on the
nearby Willamette Falls Dam, provided work boats.
Also on the scene were investigators from the Federal Aviation
Administration and National Transportation Safety Board.