McMinnville

To top off a day at the winery, make a reservation for a spring meal at Humble Spirit in McMinnville, Ore. The eatery specializes in thoughtful, hyper-seasonal dining.

Despite that, Musawi took off from McMinnville at 4:38 p.m., having picked up the second passenger, with a plan to fly directly to Independence, check out the conditions and either land, return to McMinnville or divert to McNary Field in Salem.

Musawi told his flight instructor that he and a pilot-rated passenger would fly from Independence to the McMinnville airport to practice instrument approaches, the report said.

Musawi told the instructor that he would fly to Independence, assess the situation and either attempt to land, divert to Salem or return to McMinnville, the report said.

Two approaches were made at McMinnville before the plane landed.