Interesting Article – Is Evidence Needed to Award $4 Million After An Accident (or just emotions?)
The result of a private aircraft is often a lawsuit and damages.
After the 2002 crash of a Beech Baron, Teledyne Continental Motors was sued.
The result? A $4 million judgement.
This article:
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=29f8d137-248f-4bae-8099-e053f42aa527
provides some details about the trial and evidence.
Here is what the NTSB had to say about the accident:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20020108X00047&ntsbno=FTW02FA062&akey=1
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