Emergency Landing at Hillsboro Airport

Cessna Catastrophic Engine Failure Emergency with Video and ATC Audio
Cessna Twoohfive

The engine on this Cessna airplane quit while enroute from Seattle to Sacramento, California, last week. Fortunately, he was only a few miles from the Hillsboro Airport and was able to glide in and land safely. He was at 9,000 feet of elevation and six miles from the Hillsboro Airport when the engine quit. A Cessna 205 has a theoretical glide ration of 1.5 miles for every 1,000 feet of altitude, so he had a little cushion of time and space, not a lot, but some, and he was able to land safely. Hillsboro Airport, home to Nike, Intel and the Portland Trail Blazers charter flights, is just a mile from my house.

Cessna 205, same one as in the video

The Cessna 205 was only made in 1963 and 64 before is was superseded by the 206.

Continental 470 Engine

There are some photos at the end of the video that show the catastrophic damage to the engine. I hope to hear more about the causes in the near future.

Via Byron