Gearhart Plane Crash

A single-engine Cessna 172 plane crashed into a home in Gearhart, Oregon, on the morning of August 4, 2008, killing three children in the home and two adults in the plane. The crash occurred after the plane struck a tree in conditions that were reportedly foggy with low clouds.¹

Fast Facts

1. Pilot Jason Ketcheson and passenger Frank Toohey were killed in the crash²
2. Children: Grace Masoudi (8), Hesam Farrar Masoudi (12), and Julia Reimann (10)²
3. Location: Third Street and Marion in Gearhart, Oregon
4. Crash reportedly took place at 7 a.m. on August 4, 2008³
5. The plane hit a tree before crashing into the home¹
6. Vacationing family occupied home³
7. Plane: Cessna 172 (single-engine)³
8. Fire caused by the accident spread to a neighboring home³

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