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Family of girl, 4, who died in 'homebuilt' airplane crash on Oregon Coast sues for $35 million
The family of a 4-year-old girl who died when the homebuilt airplane she was riding in crash-landed in a parking lot along the Oregon coast has filed a $35 million lawsuit against the company that sold the kit used to make the plane, Van's Aircraft. The suit contends that homebuilt airplanes pose a danger to the general public because they don't have to pass vigorous safety standards. A blockage of RTV sealant cut off fuel to the engine, the suit says. (www.oregonlive.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I just see a greedy lawyer here trying to line his pockets at other people's expense.
Lawyers, one the root causes of a decay in our society along with added costs for us, the public. Politicians are mostly Lawyers which is why we have such a corrupt morally blind nation.
Lawyer must be trying to retire on this one. The family may never see that much, even if they win. The court could throw out a lot of the 35mil as frivolous, and one of the probable reasons for suing for that much is for the media hype. Another reason for this is that Van's is a smaller company than say, Boeing and therefore, may not have the legal resources of a larger company, and could be an easier target. Someone's trying to prove a point and/or get rich doing it. Being a pilot, I would be devastated, had my daughter perished in a crash like this, but I would also have been involved in the choice of aircraft my daughter flies in and would be wary of homebuilts enough to ask lots of questions about it's construction and maintenance. That may not have prevented the crash or a child's death, in this case, but I would know that the final responsibility as to the safe operation of any aircraft and it's airworthy condition is the pilot in command, and not the company who produced the "kit". If FAA inspections are required for this type of aircraft the issues found by the NTSB should have been brought forth before the first flight. With That, I agree, Lawyers are one of the major root causes of society's decay. Especially those who are blindly ignorant, (or choose to be) about the facts regarding the case (any case). An AOPA past president was quoted as saying "I can defend stupidity to a point", in regards to a media announcer misrepresenting an incident with a C-150 flying into the DC area, and being detained by military. Please forgive my rambling.
You hit the nail right on the head with that statement.
I agree. Personal litigation is the worst in the USA than any of the other civilized countries in the world.
Personally, I don't see an aircraft crash as the logical result of a blocked fuel line. Why didn't he simply land in a clear space without power...the way millions of pilots are taught in their ab-initio training?
Personally, I don't see an aircraft crash as the logical result of a blocked fuel line. Why didn't he simply land in a clear space without power...the way millions of pilots are taught in their ab-initio training?
Amen.
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