# Accident 19830726038139A: Bell 206B, Gatlinburg, TN, July 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1983, 16:45 local time
- Place: Gatlinburg, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 35.7191° N, 83.4900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7191&lon=-83.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5733M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5733M-1988-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830726038139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SUPPORT STRAPS CARRIED IN OPEN SLING LOAD BUCKET BLEW INTO TAIL ROTOR DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING. LOST TAIL CONTROL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL83LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA294), Jul 26, 1983: Bell 206B (N5733M), Nr Gatlinburg, TN, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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