# Accident 19860105000199A: Piper PA28151, Kelso, WA, January 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1986, 13:10 local time
- Place: Kelso, WA
- Airport: Kelso
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1401° N, 122.7996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1401&lon=-122.7996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43552, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43552-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 6 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860105000199A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. FLEW INTO AREA OF DETERIORATING WEATHER,LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 SEA86FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA035), Jan 5, 1986: Piper PA28-151 (N43552), Kelso, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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