# Accident 19830806039309A: Skrsky S58D, Gatlinburg, TN, August 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1983, 16:10 local time
- Place: Gatlinburg, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7202° N, 83.4892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7202&lon=-83.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6488, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6488-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikorsky S-58D (registry code 8141808, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikorsky-s-58d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C9HE series (registry code 67029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9he-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKRSKY S58D
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182084
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,430 total, 3,630 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830806039309A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER LOST POWER DURING TRANSITION FROM HOVER TO FORWARD FLIGHT AND CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 ATL83FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA312), Aug 6, 1983: Sikorsky S-58D (N6488), Gatlingurg, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6488 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19791022054769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791022054769I), Oct 22, 1979: Skrsky S58D (N6488), Kansas City, KS, Minor damage. Pilot landing in small area, gust of wind moved the helicopter tail rotor into a road grader.

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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