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Helo Fueling Error Could Cost Flight Crew $1 Million
German police crew refueled their EC135 with avgas--twice.

Germany’s Federal Police are seeking more than $1 million in damages from three helicopter crewmembers who refueled their Airbus EC135 light twin turbine helicopter with avgas instead of jet-A—twice, according to reports by German media outlets including Spiegel and Heute. The fueling error occurred during a night search drill in March from the pumps at Saxony-Anhalt’s Stendal Airport.