Smoky Mountain Helicopters

Certificate type not established

Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: SMOKY MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS INC, Smoky Mountain Helicopters

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2008-05-14 Operator named in NTSB report
HUGHES 369FF (N530R) No injuries Part 133

Operated by Smoky Mountain Helicopters (per NTSB report)

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Source: NTSB case LAX08LA139
Accident · 1990-06-23 Operator named in NTSB report
HUGHES 369D (N8605F) No injuries Part 91

Operated by SMOKY MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS (per NTSB report)

FAILURE OF PILOT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHING HELICOPTER TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE AND AVOID COLLISION.

Source: NTSB case LAX90FA230

FAA enforcement actions

Civil penalty ordered · date unknown Name match — reviewer confirmed
Drug & alcohol testing program

Sanction: $4,500 · case closed 2003-04-10

Source: FAA case 1999SO190172
Civil penalty ordered · date unknown Name match — reviewer confirmed
Records & reports

Sanction: $5,500 · case closed 2002-09-30

Source: FAA case 2002GL230002

Maintenance disclosure history

No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N530RJAY CHARLES MORGAN MORGANValid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N8605FOperator named in NTSB report

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

  • N530R (JAY CHARLES MORGAN MORGAN) — records 2008 · registered to MORGAN JAY C (owner ≠ operator)
  • N8605F — records 1990 · no longer on the FAA registry