What: AERONCA 7AC en route to SCAPPOOSE Oregon
Where: Sauvie Island Multnomah County Oregon
When: Jan 3 2009
Who: KATU TV meteorologist Dave Salesky
Why: After losing on approach to Scappoose Airport, the pilot landed in a field on Sauvie Island wildlife refuge. The incident is being termed a forced landing.
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