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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.3 · Turner, OR · June 17, 2011

Date
June 17, 2011 · 15:45 local
Place
Turner, OR
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N260HC
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11LA276
Reported as
Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.3
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Making approach to runway located on top of hill approx. 1700 feet long. Encountered low level wind shear with high sink rate. Contacted ground short of runway. Substantial damage

As the FAA filed it

MAKING APPROACH TO RUNWAY LOCATED ON TOP OF HILL APPROX. 1700 FEET LONG. ENCOUNTERED LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WITH HIGH SINK RATE. CONTACTED GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.