19930416012539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell UH-1F · Gatlinburg, TN · April 16, 1993

Date
April 16, 1993 · 15:36 local
Place
Gatlinburg, TN
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4040P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL93LA075
Reported as
Bell UH1F
Reported engine
GE T58GE3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,824 total2,104 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power at cruise. Autorotated to road. Hit trees. Metal in fuel filters. Filter rotated. Leaky fuel divider.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. AUTOROTATED TO ROAD. HIT TREES. METAL IN FUEL FILTERS. FILTER ROTATED. LEAKY FUEL DIVIDER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.