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Event ATL82FIJ01
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THE HELICOPTER CRASHED IN A WOODED, ROCKY AREA WHILE THE PILOT WAS EN ROUTE FROM THE WELCH HOSPITAL TO HIS RESIDENCE IN ATHENS, WV. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANK BLADDER HAD RUPTURED, BUT NO ODOR OF FUEL WAS NOTED. LATER, THE ENGINE WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED. DURING THE FIRST ENGINE RUN, THE PRIMER LINE TO THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY IMPACT. THE HELICOPTER HAD BEEN REFUELED ON 5/9/82 WITH 20.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. IT HAD BEEN FLOWN AN ESTIMATED 1.3 HRS SINCE THAT TIME. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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