By Stuart Tomlinson. "It has become a signature event for the Hillsboro community.". Everything exploded in a fireball. Hillsboro Tickets; Show Information. It looped back before striking the ground just out of view of thousands of people attending the annual show. Extensive thermal and impact related deformation was noted to the entire engine assembly and associated accessories. "It's creepy," said Wellman's son, Sean. It has been more than two months since a vintage jet fighter leaving the Oregon International Airshow at nearby Hillsboro Airport apparently lost power and crashed into the Applegarths' neighborhood. The event's board will strengthen aircraft safety guidelines before next year's show, Willey said. It brings me right back to that day. Residents in the neighborhood one mile east of airport, where Guilford's plane came down, offer a mix of opinions about the show's return. No one was in the house when the plane struck. As another man grabbed a hose, Bryson attacked the front door. ", From The Oregonian of Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Tragedy clouds air show's future The land has been scraped and leveled. Hawker Hunter (Hillsboro Air Show Crash) - Virtual Globetrotting After the crash, Intel, the state's largest employer and a former air show sponsor, questioned the future of the annual event. Update: Donna Reynolds, who was not at home when the plane demolished her two-story house at Northeast 60th Avenue and Harvest Street, plans to rebuild on the same site. "I think we are missing an opportunity," he says. When it fails, it fails.". The profits from the show go to various charities. All rights reserved (About Us). Willamette Aviation 23115 Airport Road NE Aurora, OR 97002 503-332-1039 503-332-1039. The air show tried to provide other services and merchandise to help the affected families in the first few weeks, but Callaway said the offers were turned down on the advice of families' attorneys. If the air show is so community minded, officials should do more for the families most affected by the crash, counters Darren Dilley, a 40-year-old private pilot and schoolteacher. In an e-mail, Intel spokesman Bill MacKenzie wrote Thursday: "Our position today remains the same. The airframe total time at inspection was 2,907 hours. Eric.Church@orwgcap.org . 58 British jet fighter crashed as he was leaving the Oregon International Air Show in Hillsboro. Numerous witnesses reported similar observations. "I wasn't sure they knew what was happening.". After the impact, Dana Bryson, 49, of Clackamas ran to the house. Two other houses damaged in the crash have been repaired, A third, directly behind Reynolds' lot on Northeast Stile Drive, had to be torn down because jet fuel spewed through the interior. Oregon International Air Show returns to Hillsboro May 20-22 Weather Alert 1 MORE ALERTS There are 18 areas under alert. Two were killed in 1998 while trying to make an emergency landing. This one honors the dog who safety got out of the house. No visible smoke or uncharacteristic exhaust emissions were observed in the video. "I don't know why I was spared and the pilot wasn't," she said. Hillsboro - Oregon International Air Show