In the Freudenberg crash, Freudenberg and a colleague exchanged 85 text messages during a 12-hour shift.
When the project ran out of money, Freudenberg stepped up to the plate, increasing its budget.
Federal safety officials on Tuesday blamed Freudenberg's crash in Mosby, Missouri, on fatigue, training, and, distracted texting.
When Freudenberg finally noticed his fuel was low, he was half-way through the first leg of his flight.
Washington (CNN) -- James Freudenberg had a reputation as a safety-conscious helicopter pilot.
The copter crashed into a pasture in mere seconds, killing Freudenberg, the patient he was transporting, and two medical personnel.
Without a trace of cynicism or opportunism, Freudenberg-NOK recognizes that the benefits of corporate social responsibility are complex and many.
As many as 16 young men and women who went through the Brazilian education program became Freudenberg-NOK employees later in life.
To the amazement of safety officials, Freudenberg evidently sent several text messages with one hand while flying the helicopter with the other.
Because of those distractions, Freudenberg missed two opportunities to detect that his helicopter did not have sufficient fuel for his mission, investigators said.
Investigators believe Freudenberg engaged in an extensive text conversation with a colleague about dinner plans while he was conducting mandatory pre-flight checks of his helicopter.
While the company certainly provides a model for other corporations looking to be more engaging to their employees, no one at Freudenberg-NOK is content to rest on laurels.
Freudenberg apparently misled his company's communications center that he had adequate fuel for the mission, radioing from the hospital that he had 45 minutes of fuel when he had only 30 minutes.
There is no matching gift program or other forms of recognition at Freudenberg-NOK as a rule, though the company does have programs for special corporate fundraising opportunities, such as disaster relief volunteer initiatives.
Freudenberg, a former Army helicopter pilot who served in Iraq, had worked for the company just under a year, and probably wanted to avoid revealing that he had taken off with inadequate fuel, which is a violation of FAA regulations, investigators said.
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