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34568c8bae0bc3439f9c06a73eea0ec3bbce854bab60ebfa8e30d47c71d2cfcc6829c17a90be664cby Megan AllisonWed, October 4th 2023, 11:56 PM UTC3VIEW ALL PHOTOSBarrett Bevacqua - Image courtesy the Bevacqua familyThe Bevacqua family is mourning the loss of their 20-year-old son Barrett. KATU spoke with them after learning Barrett was one of two people killed in a training flight that crashed into a Newberg home Tuesday night.The other victim was 22-year-old Michele Cavallotti, an instructor with the Hillsboro Aero Academy.A third passenger, 20-year-old Emily Hurd, was airlifted from the scene with critical injuries.READ MORE | 2 dead, 1 injured in plane crash into Newberg home; plane registered to Hillsboro Aero AcademyMatt and Haley Bevacqua said that while most families watched Finding Nemo with their children, their son Barrett loved Top Gun.Matt said it was his son's lifelong dream to be a pilot, and he started with Alaska Airlines' training program in March."He told them he was going to be the fastest to complete the training and the youngest commercial pilot they had, and a week ago he passed his test and received his commercial license," he said.Haley said her son was well on his way to accruing the flight hours to meet that goal."Living in an apartment with close friends, cooking all the time, and flying all day, every day. That’s really all he dreamed of, he was doing everything he had wanted to do," she said.KATU asked the National Transportation Safety Board if the Hillsboro Aero Academy is a part of their investigation."We’re looking at everything: flight training programs, the experience of the pilots, what was going on with the flight track information. I’m trying to not go into one specific thing. We try to gather as much data as we can," Eric Gutierrez said.The Bevacqua family said they just want to share a message to others as they remember Barrett's legacy.“To parents hug your children, hug ‘em hard. Tell them you love them constantly," said Matt Bevacqua.KATU reached out to the Hillsboro Aero Academy and Alaska Airlines. Alaska Airlines responded with a statement:"Horizon Air partners with Hillsboro Aero Academy as part of our Ascend Pilot Academy. The two students on board were Barrett Bevacqua and Emily Hurd. We're devastated to hear about Barrett's passing, and we wish Emily a swift recovery."The Hillsboro Aero Academy also sent out a statement Wednesday that said in-part, "this is a profoundly challenging time for our community as we process this event and support each other in our grief."There will be a vigil for Bevacqua on Wednesday night at the Hillsboro Aero Academy at 7 p.m.Full statement from the Hillsboro Aero Academy:"We at Hillsboro Aero Academy are deeply saddened to report an aircraft accident that resulted in the deaths of two members of our aviation community and serious injury to a third. We can confirm that one of our aircraft on a training flight crashed near the town of Newberg, OR on the evening of October 3rd."The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has commenced its investigation, and we will not be able to comment further while the investigation is ongoing."This is a profoundly challenging time for our community as we process this event and support each other in our grief. Our thoughts and prayers are with all who are impacted, especially the families and loved ones of those involved."Loading ...

34568c8bae0bc3439f9c06a73eea0ec3bbce854bab60ebfa8e30d47c71d2cfcc6829c17a90be664cby Megan AllisonWed, October 4th 2023, 11:56 PM UTC3VIEW ALL PHOTOSBarrett Bevacqua - Image courtesy the Bevacqua familyThe Bevacqua family is mourning the loss of their 20-year-old son Barrett. KATU spoke with them after learning Barrett was one of two people killed in a training flight that crashed into a Newberg home Tuesday night.The other victim was 22-year-old Michele Cavallotti, an instructor with the Hillsboro Aero Academy.A third passenger, 20-year-old Emily Hurd, was airlifted from the scene with...

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