Wiley's Seaplane Port

Wiley's Seaplane Port (FAA LID: 2OG3) is a seaplane base on the Willamette River in Lake Oswego, Oregon, within the Portland metropolitan area. It was activated in March 1979,[1] and run by Dave Wiley for nearly 30 years.

Wiley's Seaplane Port
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerDavid H Wiley - Joanne B Wiley
LocationLake Oswego, Oregon
Elevation AMSL12 ft / 3 m
Coordinates45°25′51.43″N 122°38′58.34″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
N/S 3,000 914 Water

Wiley, a founder of the Columbia Seaplane Pilots Association, was one of two pilots killed in a Willamette River floatplane crash on July 28, 2007.[2] After an investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board reported probable cause of the crash was "corrosion" and a "fatigue fracture" involving the left wing of the 67-year-old float-equipped Taylorcraft BF12 owned by Wiley.[3]

References
  1. Wiley's Seaplane Port from airnav.com
  2. Seaplane crashes on Willamette, killing two, a July 28, 2007 article from the KATU website
  3. NTSB Identification: SEA07LA217 from the National Transportation Safety Board website
  • Resources for this airport:
  • "Field Director Profile: Dave Wiley". Seaplane Pilots Association. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  • History: Dave Wiley, 1999 SPA Pilot of the Year, from the website of the Columbia Seaplane Pilots Association


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