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Small plane crashes in Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Stevenson, killing 1

Injured pilot rescued; incident under investigation

By Shari Phiel, Columbian staff writer
Published: September 9, 2024, 12:00pm
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One man was killed and another injured Friday when their small plane crashed in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Stevenson.
One man was killed and another injured Friday when their small plane crashed in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Stevenson. (Photo contributed by the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office) Photo Gallery

One man was killed and another injured Friday when their small plane crashed in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Stevenson.

The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a downed plane just after 3 p.m. Friday. Coordinates obtained from a transceiver on the plane showed it crashed east of Sunset Falls Campground, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

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