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Dense Fog in Central Willamette Valley, Oregon
Dense Fog December 16, 2023 – December 17, 2023 · Central Willamette Valley, Oregon
What the National Weather Service wrote
Dense Fog in the Central Willamette Valley contributed to deadly aircraft accident. A single engine airplane travelling from McMinnville to Independence crashed around 4:55 PM into a power pole just outside of the Independence Airport. The crash resulted in a local power outage, a small brushfire and the loss of all three people on board the airplane.
The wider storm
Dense Fog in the Central Willamette Valley contributed to a aircraft accident. A small plane struck power pole and power lines near Independence, Oregon and crashed just outside airport grounds, killing all three people onboard.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1160588. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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