# NTSB Accident WPR17FA085
> **PIPER PA 46-310P** · 2017-04-07 · Harrisburg, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17FA085
- **Event ID:** 20170407X41612
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-04-07
- **Location:** Harrisburg, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.292499, -123.18222
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 46-310P
- **Registration:** N123SB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

An encounter with a downburst during an instrument approach, which resulted in a loss of control at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller's failure to solicit and disseminate pilot reports from arriving and departing aircraft in order to provide pilots with current and useful weather information near the airport.

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