# Accident 20190327002049A: Marlow Gregory S BEARHAWK, Sevierville, TN, March 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2019, 16:43 local time
- Place: Sevierville, TN
- Airport: Gkt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8336° N, 83.4944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8336&lon=-83.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22GM-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Marlow Gregory S BEARHAWK (registry code 05637W0, https://openairdocs.org/model/marlow-gregory-s-bearhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARLOW GREGORY S BEARHAWK
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR LYCOMING
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190327002049A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN VFR CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MSL IN THE VICINITY OF GATLINBURG-PIGEON FORGE AIRPORT (KGKT) , THE EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PIC ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ONTO A OPEN FIELD ON A MOUNTAIN TOP AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT IMPACTED INTO A CREEK ON A DEEP DOWNHILL SLOPE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT CAME TO REST IN A CREEK BED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. NO INJURYS WERE REPORTED.

## 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 ERA19LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA139), Mar 27, 2019: Marlow Bearhawk (N22GM), Sevierville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Abnormal combustion in the No. 1 cylinder for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, followed by the activation of the ignition system circuit breaker, which resulted…

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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