# Accident 20110617011759A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3, Turner, OR, June 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2011, 15:45 local time
- Place: Turner, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7697° N, 122.9683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7697&lon=-122.9683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260HC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110617011759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR11LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA276), Jun 17, 2011: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.3 (N260HC), Jefferson, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while on short final after experiencing a downdraft, which resulted in a subsequent hard landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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