14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, August 13, 2015 in Oroville, WA
Aircraft: CESSNA T182T, registration: N6289Z
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On August 13, 2015, about 0845 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T182T, N6289Z, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Oroville, Washington. The pilot, who was the registered owner of the airplane, and a pilot-rated passenger sustained fatal injuries. The flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal cross-country flight. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Dorothy Scott Airport (0S7), Oroville, about 0830, with an intended destination of Spokane International Airport (GEG), Spokane, Washington.
On August 13, 2015, about 0930, the Okanogan County Sheriff's department received a notification of a forest fire near Oroville. Upon arrival to the scene, sheriff department personnel discovered an airplane that was destroyed. The airplane was not positively identified at that time.
On August 14, 2015, at 0031, an Alert Notification (ALNOT) was issued for an airplane after family members of the pilot became concerned when he did not arrive at his intended destination. Later that day, the aircraft wreckage was identified as the missing airplane.
The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Spokane FSDO-13
ALBERT E. LOSVAR: http://registry.faa.gov/N6289Z
Any witnesses should email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov.
OKANOGAN – On Friday, Aug. 14 members of the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office, FAA and Okanogan County Coroner returned to the scene of the plane crash off of Rise Road out of Oroville and have now released the names of the two victims.
“Due the heat from the fires yesterday the scene could not be processed until early this morning. It was determined today that there were two victims involved in the crash, the pilot and a passenger. The bodies were removed from the crash scene this afternoon,” said Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers.
Deputies and Okanogan County Coroner Dave Rodriguez met with family members to inform them of the fatal crash. Coroner Dave Rodriguez has released the names of the two men killed in the crash. Albert Losvar, 88, of Loomis and Brian Downing, 62, of Surrey, B.C. The Cessna T182 flew out of Oroville’s Dorothy Scott Airport at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, never reaching its destination of Spokane.
The men were both pilots but it is not known who was piloting the plane at the time of the crash, which, according to Rodriguez, resulted in a large explosion that consumed most of the Cessna. The victims remains were submitted for dental identification, according to the Coroner.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
Spokane, North Idaho News
OKANOGAN COUNTY, Wash. - UPDATE 12:30 p.m. Friday: Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers tells KHQ two people died in a plane crash near Oroville Thursday.
The victims have not yet been identified, but Sheriff Rogers said they were in a Cessna 182 and authorities believe they were from the Oroville area.
The crash site was discovered as firefighters were responding to several fires that popped up Thursday afternoon. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it was sending federal funds because of the fire's impact. Authorities say more than 400 people have been evacuated and 660 homes are threatened.
An evacuation shelter has been set up at Oroville High School.
UPDATE 9:20: According to the Washington Department of Natural Resources, 10-12 structures were lost in Nine Mile Fire. None were homes. The Okanogan County Emergency management says there are evacuations for homes on Nine mile Road, Wagon Wheel Road, Old Tressle Road, and Point Road. The Red Cross shelter for Nine Mile Fire will be opened at the Oroville High School.
UPDATE 8:50, Thursday: According to the Washington Department of Natural Resources, the fire is more than 3,500 acres. They say structures have been lost, and a type two team is helping to fight the fire.
UPDATE:
According to Sheriff Rogers there were about four fires that were burning along Chesaw Road that have now appeared to merge into one and is heading toward Canada. Investigators are trying to determine how these fires started.
People who live along Chesaw Road near Nine Mile Road, Old Tressle Road, Point Road and Old Wagon Wheel road were asked to evacuate.
Road closures are in place on Chesaw Road from Mile Post 4 to Mile Post 9. Nine Mile Road is also closed.
A Red Cross Shelter has been set up at Oroville High School for those evacuated because of this fire.
Responders are still trying to find out who the victim of that plane crash on Rise Road was, also where that plane took off and where it was headed before it crashed.
"There's no tail numbers of anything because the plane was destroyed in the fire," says Okanogan Sheriff Frank Rogers. "Crews are talking to the FAA and the NTSB trying to find out about an overdue plane or what planes are missing."
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers says fire personnel are responding to several reported fires in the Oroville area off of Chesaw Road.
Rogers said at one of the fires on Rise Road off of Chesaw, Deputies have confirmed the wreckage of an aircraft with at least one person confirmed dead at the scene.
Rogers says he has several units in the area attempting to determine what happened.
Source: http://www.khq.com
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