# Incident 19970614019199I: Beech E33, Portland, OR, June 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1997, 10:26 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5421° N, 122.9507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND-HILLSBORO (HIO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5421&lon=-122.9507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2347A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2347A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33 (registry code 1151422, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614019199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BONANZA, N2347A, LANDED AT HILLSBORO AFTER THE AIRPORT HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR AN AIRSHOW. MR. STAFFORD  LANDED ON RWY 30, TAXIED ON ALPHA, RWY 2, AND RWY 30 TO TEMPORARY PARKING AREA. HE REALIZED HIS MISTAKE AND CALLED HILLSBORO TOWER TO EXPLAIN AND TO REQUEST A TAKEOFF TO KELSO, WA. HE WAS CLEARED AND DEPARTED.  MR. STAFFORD  SAYS HE WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM OLYMPIA, WA TO KELSO, WA AND WAS USING LORAN WHEN HE SAW HILLSBORO AND THE CROWDS AND ASSUMED IT TO BE THE KELSO FLY-IN. HE THEN ANNOUNCED ON 122.8 AND LANDED AT HILLSBORO. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2347A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140523009129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140523009129I), May 23, 2014: Beech E33 (N2347A), Ames, IA, Minor damage. The pilot cancelled his IFR flight plan and landed in Ames Iowa under VFR conditions. Upon landing rollout, he reached to retract the flaps and inadvertently…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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