PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two men from Albany, Oregon, were killed when a small plane they were in crashed near Millersburg on night.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened before 9 p.m. in a field behind Deciduous Avenue. When they arrived on scene they found the pilot, 57-year-old Charles Kizer and his passenger 49-year-old Matthew Irish deceased at the scene, KOIN reported.
They were flying in a North Wing Trike, a two-seater, motorized glider-type aircraft. The Sheriff’s office said there were witnesses of the crash. The FAA has been called to help investigate.
