Piper PA-15 N4521H
20 February 1986 · Mount St.helens, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 February 1986 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-15 registered N4521H was involved in an accident near Mount St.helens, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount St.helens, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.3007, -122.3101
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-15
- Registration
- N4521H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kelso → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA86LA061
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY INSIDE A VOLCANIC CRATER AROUND THE LAVA DOME ABOVE 6000 FEET M.S.L.. THE AIRCRAFT HAS A 75 HORSEPOWER ENGINE. HIGH WINDS ENTERING THE CRATER FROM THE NORTHEAST FLOWING ACROSS THE LAVA DOME CREATED A DOWNDRAFT THAT THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT OUTCLIMB. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE RESCUED THE FOLLOWING DAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-15 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-15 | Lee Center, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-15 | Houghton Hts., Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1989 | Piper PA-15 | Independence, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1983 | Piper PA-15 | Bulverde, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1990 | Piper PA-15 | Wenatchee, Washington, United States | Craig Christopher | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1991 | Piper PA-15 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Beaver, Allyn M. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1986 | Bob White AJ1 | Vancouver, Washington, United States | KEN D. Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188-A | Warden, Washington, United States | Terry Kilmer Corp Dusing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft E-35 | Couger, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1986 | Hiller 12E | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1986 | Morley AVID FLYER | Spokane, Washington, United States | Daniel Morley | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-36 | Mattawa, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |