# Accident 19940605013879A: Snias SA318C, Rassellas, PA, June 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1994, 11:20 local time
- Place: Rassellas, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.4200° N, 78.7196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4200&lon=-78.7196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4682 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA318C
- Reported engine: TMECA ASTAZOU14C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940605013879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOW FUEL LIGHT. STARTED BACK TO BASE FLAME OUT. BEGAN DESCENT. NOSED TUCKED UNDER. HIT TREES. FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO94LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA090), Jun 5, 1994: Aerospatiale SA318C (N4682), Rassellas, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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