Editing Portland International Airport (section)

==Accidents and incidents==
*On October 1, 1966, [[West Coast Airlines Flight 956]] crashed in a desolate section of the [[Mount Hood National Forest]] during descent into Portland International Airport. Of the 18 passengers and crew, there were no survivors. The probable cause of the accident was "the descent of the aircraft below its clearance limit and below that of surrounding obstructing terrain, but the Board was unable to determine the cause of such descent." The accident was the first loss of a [[Douglas DC-9]].
*On December 28, 1978, [[United Airlines Flight 173]] was en route to Portland International Airport from [[Stapleton International Airport]] in [[Denver, Colorado]]. On approach to Portland International Airport, the crew lowered the landing gear which caused a loud thump, abnormal vibration, unusual yaw, and the landing gear indicator lights failed to light. The plane circled Portland while the crew investigated the problem. After about an hour, the plane exhausted its fuel supply and crashed into the suburban neighborhood of East Burnside Street and NE 158th Ave. Of the 189 passengers and crew on board, ten died and 24 more were injured. An investigation revealed that the crash was caused by "the failure of the captain to properly monitor the aircraft's fuel state". This accident's investigation led to substantially improved aviation safety by widespread adoption of [[crew resource management]] which emphasizes crew teamwork and communication instead of a command hierarchy.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/g73/10-airplane-crashes-that-changed-aviation/| title=10 Plane Crashes That Changed Aviation| first=David| last=Noland| date=August 28, 2007| access-date=November 1, 2015| work=[[Popular Mechanics]]| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105051228/http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/g73/10-airplane-crashes-that-changed-aviation/| archive-date=November 5, 2015| url-status=live}}</ref>
*On January 20, 1983, [[Northwest Airlines]] Flight 608, a [[Boeing 727]] with 41 passengers and crew enroute from [[Seattle-Tacoma International Airport]] to PDX was hijacked by a male hijacker. He informed a flight attendant that he had a bomb in a box and wanted to be flown to [[Afghanistan]]. The hijacker agreed to land at PDX to refuel and shortly after, negotiations began. When the hijacker was engaged, federal agents boarded the aircraft through a cockpit window. When the hijacker was confronted, he threw the box at the agents and one of the agents fired one shot and killed the hijacker. It was later discovered the box contained no explosives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/327721|title=Hijacking description for Northwest Airlines Flight 608 at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviationsafetynetwork.org|accessdate= September 27, 2024}}</ref>
*On February 16, 2008, visibility of 1/8 mile was a possible factor in the fatal accident that took the life of the pilot, Oregon doctor Richard Otoski, a Klamath Falls dermatologist flying his [[Columbia 400]]. The accident took place just short of runway 10R at Portland International Airport. Otoski was the only person on board the aircraft, manufactured by the former [[Lancair]] Company. "Damn it... we're gonna crash" were the last words PDX controllers heard from N621ER.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rHFOT17rTM| title=Lancair crash at KPDX. One dead.| website=[[YouTube]]| date=March 13, 2014| access-date=March 13, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207222554/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rHFOT17rTM| archive-date=February 7, 2017| url-status=live}}</ref> The aircraft was apparently in the process of making another missed approach in poor visibility following the [[instrument landing system|ILS]] when it clipped an airport perimeter fence, crashed, and soon caught fire. The aircraft had departed from Klamath Falls 90 minutes earlier.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=5b332a01-63eb-4372-acbf-5834a1e44bdf| title=Columbia 400 Down In IFR Accident| first=Jim| last=Campbell| date=February 18, 2008| work=Aero-News Network| access-date=March 13, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308073219/http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=5b332a01-63eb-4372-acbf-5834a1e44bdf| archive-date=March 8, 2016| url-status=live}}</ref>
*On January 5, 2024, [[Alaska Airlines Flight 1282]], a 3 month-old [[Boeing 737 MAX 9]] was en route to [[Ontario, California]] from Portland when a door plug (a structure installed to replace an optional emergency exit door located in the rear mid-cabin just behind the wings) tore off mid-flight. The flight experienced [[uncontrolled decompression]] and was forced to turn around and perform an emergency landing at PDX, resulting in three minor injuries. The incident caused [[Boeing]] to temporary ground nearly all 737 MAX 9's to investigate the maintenance of the door plug.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alaska Airlines flight forced to make emergency landing at Portland airport after panel on side of plane blows out |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/alaska-airlines-flight-emergency-landing-portland-international-airport/283-3510ca7b-26ae-43fa-9b2f-03f387dc06b9 |website=KGW 8 |date=January 5, 2024 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |archive-date=January 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106090017/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/alaska-airlines-flight-emergency-landing-portland-international-airport/283-3510ca7b-26ae-43fa-9b2f-03f387dc06b9 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*On March 18, 2024, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 arriving from [[Washington Ronald Reagan Airport|Washington, D.C.]], suffered a cracked windshield while landing. The plane landed safely with no one among the 165 people on board being injured. The airline repaired the aircraft.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/alaska-airlines-flight-lands-portland-safely-after-small-windshield-crack/283-81b8aa25-8afe-43b0-9857-8ccd1acba295 | title=Windshield cracks on Boeing plane during Alaska Airlines flight landing in Portland | date=March 18, 2024 }}</ref>