Incident report
Bell 206 crash near Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States
fatal2016-04-045 fatalities
Summary
An inflight loss of engine power due to a failure of the engine fuel pump, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain during the subsequent autorotation. The failure of the engine fuel pump resulted from the absence of adequate grease leading to accelerated spline wear within the fuel pump.
Incident details
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗35.8253, -83.5683
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Severityfatal
Fatalities5
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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