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Pilot dies after ultralight aircraft crash near Newberg airpark
An ultralight aircraft crashed Monday afternoon near Chehalem Airpark in Newberg. The pilot was conscious when emergency crews arrived but died after their condition rapidly worsened.
A pilot died Monday after an ultralight aircraft crashed near Chehalem Airpark in Newberg, fire officials said.
Emergency crews were called to the crash at about 4:30 p.m. The pilot was alive and conscious when responders reached the site, but their condition deteriorated rapidly and they died shortly afterward, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue said.
The pilot’s identity has not been publicly released. Newberg is about 25 miles southwest of Portland.