N4521H
Piper PA-15 · built 1949
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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Safety history
- February 20, 1986Accident
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.