Event MIA82DA172

1982-08-17 NEAR ST. MARKS, Florida, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4197D

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

DIAMOND AIRCRAFT DA 42

Year of manufacture

2007

Engine

LYCOMING IO-360-M1A+ (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20090820

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A4F8E0

Registrant of record

AIR SHARES LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4197D Helio H-395 None

Factual narrative

DURING FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN MISSING AND STARTED VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY. THE PILOT FORCE LANDED IN A SWAMP WITH SAWGRASS AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED. THE #3 EXHAUST PUSH ROD WAS MISSING AND WAS NOT FOUND, BUT DEBRIS FROM THE PUSH ROD SHROUD TUBE WAS FOUND INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MIA82DA172.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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