# Accident 19860219004809A: Piper PA15, Mount St Helens, WA, February 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mount St Helens, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3007° N, 122.3101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3007&lon=-122.3101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4521H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA15
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860219004809A

## Narrative

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

WINGTIP STRUCK LAVA DOME AFTER ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INSIDE THE DOME.

## 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 SEA86LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA061), Feb 20, 1986: Piper PA-15 (N4521H), Mount St.Helens, WA, destroyed

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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