NONE · HELIO H-391B · 1992-08-26 · EDMONDS, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA92LA191
Event ID
20001211X15548
Type
Accident
Date
1992-08-26
Location
EDMONDS, WA, USA
Coordinates
47.800739, -122.370223
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
HELIO
Model
H-391B
Registration
N4431U
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHEN AN EXHAUST VALVE SEIZED IN THE OPEN POSITION AND THE WATER WHERE THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACFT NOSE OVER ON TOUCHDOWN.