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Bell 206B N5733M

26 July 1983 · Nr Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 26 July 1983 at about 20:45 local time, a Bell 206B registered N5733M was involved in an accident near Nr Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Nr Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates
35.7191, -83.4900
Aircraft
Bell 206B
Registration
N5733M
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load
Purpose of flight
Other Work Use
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Mt. Leconte → Indian Gap
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL83LA294

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS BEGINNING HIS APCH TO A LANDING SITE AT AN ELEVATION OF 5200 FT WHEN HE FELT A BUMP IN THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS. THE HELICOPTER BEGUN TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT & THE PLT FOUND HE HAS NO TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING WAS MADE INTO THE TREETOPS WHICH HE ESTIMATED TO BE 125 FT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. REPORTEDLY, THE MAIN ROTOR MAST SEPARATED AFTER CONTACTING THE TREES & THE HELICOPTER ROLLED INVERTED & STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. A SMALL POSTCRASH FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY A PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE HELICOPTER. BEFORE CRASHING, THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING USED ON AN EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT IT WAS CARRYING A 30 GAL BUCKET THAT HAD BEEN LOOSELY FILLED WITH FABIC STRAP. WITNESSES REPORTED THE ACFT WAS DESCEND AT APRX 40 KTS WHEN THEY OBSERVED 1 OR MORE OF THE STRAPS TRAILING FROM THE BUCKET. SUBSEQUENTLY, A STRAP BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE TAIL ROTOR & IT WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE STOPPED ROTATING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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