Event SEA82DA072

1982-05-18 GRANDVIEW, Washington, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

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

N11VH Bell 47G-2 None

Factual narrative

WHILE DISPENSING HERBICIDE (SYSTOX) OVER AN APPLE ORCHARD THE PILOT SENSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BINDING FOLLOWED BY A POWER LOSS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DUMP THE HERBICIDE AND PERFORMED A POWER-OFF AUTOROTATION LANDING IN A GRAPE VINEYARD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #5 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD HAD OVER HEATED AT THE BEARING JOURNAL, THE BOLT BROKE AND THE CAP SEPARATED AT THE PARTING SURFACE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_SEA82DA072.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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