Mark Gregory Aletky, 67, John A. Zitting, 42, Karen Blackmore Zitting, 37, and John Brendan Zitting, 17, killed in plane crash near Harrisburg, Oregon

Modified Date: 
Sat, 04/15/2017 - 8:41am
Accident Date: 
Friday, April 7, 2017

Four dead in Oregon plane crash that was approaching airport(link is external)

Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley reports his deputies responded to the crashed in a field Friday near the town of Harrisburg and that the four occupants of the plane died.

California residents identified in fatal Oregon plane crash(link is external)

Authorities say witnesses reported seeing the plane flying low before turning and crashing into a grass field two miles north of Harrisburg.  

Family members who died in plane crash had zest for life(link is external)

The family moved from Utah to Southern California about seven years ago, and John Zitting started TruNorthe LLC, a Simi Valley-based construction management company, Mark Zitting said.

WESTLAKE HIGH STUDENT'S CAR BECOMES MEMORIAL AFTER PLANE CRASH(link is external)

A Thousand Oaks high school student's car has become an impromptu memorial after he and his parents were killed in a plane crash.

Four killed in Linn County plane crash, pilot’s family speaks (link is external)

His family says he was an experienced pilot, flying for more than 20 years with thousands of flight hours under his belt.

John Zitting family(link is external)

The family wishes to extend love and respect to all who have participated and assisted in any way during these tender times.  Special acknowledgment is made for kindness and professional care given by Aasum-Dufour Funeral Home, Albany, Oregon, and to Spilsbury Mortuary, St. George, Utah.

Preliminary NTSB report on fatal plane crash near Harrisburg cites turbulence, wind, poor visibility(link is external)

A small plane that crashed last week north of Harrisburg, killing four people, went down in windy, turbulent conditions with poor visibility, according to a preliminary report issued Wednesday.

People Involved: 
Mark Gregory Aletky
John A. Zitting
Karen Blackmore Zitting
John Brendan Zitting

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