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Aircraft Incidents and Accidents

Sunday, June 5, 1994 11:20 AM EDT
RASSELLAS, PENNSYLVANIA 15853

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NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the lost of engine power. Factors in the accident were the pilot operating the helicopter with known deficiencies in equipment and no suitable terrain available for landing.
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
During an aerial application flight over wooded terrain, the engine lost total power. The pilot did an autorotation landing into underlying trees. The helicopter descended through the trees and impacted the ground. Post accident examination of the heliopter revealed fuel system was empty. No fuel leaks were found. The examination did not disclose evidence of mechanical malfunction. According to the pilot, the fuel gauge was inoperative and he had been using a calibrated 'dip-stick' to measure the fuel tank's fuel quantity. The pilot reported there was 75 gallons of fuel aboard since the helicopter was last refueled. He stated that he then flew twice for a total of 65 minutes. The power loss occurred on the second flight; the pilot did not report checking the fuel before the flight. According to the manufacturer fuel consumption data, the engine can consume up to 36 gallons of fuel per hour.
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Event Information
Type of EventAccident 
Event Date6/5/1994 
Event Day of the WeekSunday 
Time of Event1120 
Event Time ZoneEastern Daylight Time 
Event CityRASSELLAS  
Event StatePENNSYLVANIA 
Event Country-- 
Zipcode of the event site15853  
Event Date Year1994 
Event Date Month
MidAir Collision IndicatorNo 
On Ground Collision occurred ?No 
Event Location Latitude-- 
Event Location Longitude-- 
Event Location Airport-- 
Event Location Nearest Airport ID-- 
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airportOff Airport/Airstrip 
Distance from airport in statute miles-- 
Degrees magnetic from airport-- 
Airport Elevation-- 
Weather Briefing CompletenessUnknown 
Investigator's weather sourceUnknown 
Time of the weather observation1245 Eastern Daylight Time 
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees)
Weather Observation Facility IDBFD  
Elevation of weather observation facility
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?)
Time Zone of the weather observationEDT 
Lighting ConditionsDay 
Lowest Ceiling Height-- 
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height2500 
Sky/Lowest/Cloud ConditionsScattered 
Sky Condition for Lowest CeilingNone 
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet)
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles)
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15 
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius)22 
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit)
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic)250 
Variable Wind IndicatorWind direction could be determined 
Wind Speed (knots)
Wind Velocity Indicator -- 
Wind Gust IndicatorNot Gusting 
Wind Gust (knots) -- 
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30 
Density Altitude (feet)-- 
Intensity of Precipitation-- 
METAR weather report -- 
Event Highest InjurySerious 
On Ground, Fatal Injuries
On Ground, Minor Injuries
On Ground, Serious Injuries
Injury Total Fatal-- 
Injury Total Minor-- 
Injury Total None-- 
Injury Total Serious
Injury Total All
Investigating AgencyNTSB 
NTSB Docket Number (internal use)897 
NTSB Notification Source-- 
NTSB Notification DateJun 5 1994 12:00AM 
NTSB Notification Time1320 
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket informationIMAGE 
Date of most recent change to recordNov 30 2006 11:41AM 
User who most recently changed recordNTSB\hamg  
Basic weather conditionsVisual Meteorological Cond 
FAA District Office-- 
Aircraft Involved
Aircraft #1
Aircraft Registration NumberN4682 
NTSB NumberBFO94LA090  
Missing Aircraft Indicator
Federal Aviation Reg. PartPart 137: Agricultural 
Type of Flight Plan filedNone 
Flight plan Was Activated?-- 
DamageSubstantial 
Aircraft Fire-- 
Aircraft Explosion-- 
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full NameAEROSPATIALE  
Aircraft ModelSA318C  
Aircraft Series IdentifierSA318C  
Aircraft Serial Number  
Certified Max Gross Weight3500 
Aircraft CategoryHelicopter 
Aircraft Registration ClassU.S. Registered/U.S. Soil 
Aircraft is a homebuilt?No 
Flight Crew Seats-- 
Cabin Crew Seats-- 
Passenger Seats-- 
Total number of seats on the aircraft
Number of Engines
Fixed gear or retractable gearFixed 
Aircraft, Type of Last InspectionAnnual 
Date of Last Inspection-- 
Airframe hours since last inspection-- 
Airframe Hours-- 
ELT InstalledNo 
ELT ActivatedUnknown 
ELT Aided Location of Event SiteUnknown 
ELT Type-- 
Aircraft Owner NameTED OHLMER  
Aircraft Owner Street Address365 O STREET  
Aircraft Owner CityVENECIA  
Aircraft Owner StateCA 
Aircraft Owner Country  
Aircraft Owner Zipcode94510  
Operator is an individual?-- 
Operator NameTED OHLMER  
Operator Same as Owner?No 
Operator Is Doing Business As-- 
Operator Address Same as Owner?No 
Operator Street Address365 O STREET  
Operator CityVENECIA  
Operator StateCA 
Operator Country  
Operator Zip code94510  
Operator Code  
Owner has at least one certificateYes - certificate holder 
Other Operator of large aircraft?No 
Certified for Part 133 or 137 OperationAgriculture 
Operator Certificate Number-- 
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or notUnknown 
Indicates Domestic or International FlightUnknown 
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/MailUnknown 
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary)Aerial Application 
Second Pilot on BoardNo 
Departure Point Same as EventYes 
Departure Airport Code  
Departure City  
Departure State  
Departure Country  
Departure Time1110 
Departure Time ZoneEDT 
Destination Same as Local Fltdest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere 
Destination Airport Code  
Destination City  
Destination State  
Destination Country  
Specific Phase of FlightManeuvering 
Report sent to ICAO?-- 
Evacuation occurred-- 
Date of most recent change to recordNov 30 2006 11:41AM 
User who most recently changed recordNTSB\HAMG  
Since inspection or accident-- 
Event Location Runway Number and Location0  
Runway Length-- 
Runway Width-- 
Sight Seeing flightNo 
Air Medical FlightNo 
Medical Flight-- 

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