# NTSB Accident BFO94LA090
> **AEROSPATIALE SA318C** · 1994-06-05 · RASSELLAS, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO94LA090
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01457
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-06-05
- **Location:** RASSELLAS, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.420001, -78.719589
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** SA318C
- **Registration:** N4682
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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 equipment and no suitable terrain available for landing.

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