Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark
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Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark is a privately owned public-use airport located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the city of Hillsboro in Washington County, Oregon, United States.


History

Herb Stark and his wife Ruth Stark established the airport on an old dairy farm in 1972 after their previous airstrip in Tigard closed in 1969. The original runway was built out of dirt and gravel, and later partially paved with asphalt before the entire runway was paved. Herb and Ruth's son Robert Stark and his wife Betty took over ownership of Twin Oaks, and still owned the airpark as of August 2012.


Operations

Fuel, aircraft repair, and flight training are available at the airport located along River Road and the Tualatin River. Twin Oaks hosts a fly-in breakfast on the first Saturday of each month, organized by EAA Chapter 105. There are nine hangars, with approximately 115 aircraft stationed at the airport. Twin Oaks sees about 61 flights per day on the single runway. Twin Oaks has a large and varied fleet available for rent.


Accidents

On August 19, 2012, a 1947
Luscombe 8E The Luscombe 8 is a series of high-wing, side-by-side-seating monoplanes with conventional landing gear, designed in 1937 and built by Luscombe Aircraft. Development Luscombe Aircraft closed in 1949, with its assets purchased by Temco A ...
crashed on landing when it flipped, with no one injured. A 1965 Piper Aztec crashed during take-off on March 18, 2013, with no injuries reported. On October 5, 2017, a 1963 Piper 250 Comanche crashed after coming up short on approach, with minor injuries reported.


References


External links


Twin Oaks Airpark websiteEAA Chapter 105 website
Airports in Washington County, Oregon Transportation in Hillsboro, Oregon 1972 establishments in Oregon {{Oregon-struct-stub