NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA82DA050
Registry · N11VH
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 525B
Year of manufacture
2025
Engine
WILLIAMS FJ44-3A
Seats / Engines
8 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20250331
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A02BBD
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING TAKEOFF WITH A LOAD OF FERTILIZER, INSUFFICIENT POWER WAS AVAILABLE TO MAINTAIN ENGINE AND ROTOR RPM AND SUSTAIN FLIGHT. THE PILOT DUMPED THE LOAD, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID GROUND CONTACT. THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK FIRST AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2800 FT. NO MECHANICAL FAILURES WERE REPORTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1982_SEA82DA050.txt.
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