ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362195
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| Date: | Friday 16 April 1993 |
| Time: | 16:36 LT |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1F |
| Owner/operator: | Ranger Helicopter Services |
| Registration: | N4040P |
| MSN: | 65-7911 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10653 hours |
| Engine model: | GE T58GE-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gatlinburg, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Greenville, TN (KGCY) |
| Dalton, GA (KDNN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED GREENVILLE, TENNESSEE ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT TO DALTON, GEORGIA. WHILE FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 800 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, IN THE VICINITY OF GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS EXECUTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED IN THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A TEST RUN OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHOWED THE ENGINE TO OPERATE AT NEAR FULL POWER, AND AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for unknown reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL93LA075
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 18:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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