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Woman Sues Dead Pilot For Plane Crash Allegedly Caused By Drunken Passenger
A Canadian woman whose common-law husband died in a plane crash after a drunken passenger allegedly kicked the pilot's seat forward, jamming him into the instrument panel, is suing the estate of the dead pilot in a British Columbia court. The lawsuit alleges Damon York, 33, pilot of the Cessna plane, violated Canadian aviation regulations by allowing the drunken passenger to board his flight. In a Transportation Safety Board of Canada accident report, investigators said the intoxicated… (articles.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
How does this case not get tossed out? Why not sue the drunken passenger, or whoever served alcohol to a visibly intoxicated person? More appropriately, why sue anyone? Other than to cash in on a tragedy.
That should be "the family of the drunken passenger."
How do they know the pilot did not remain calm? This sounds like someone grasping at straws to try and make some money.
Sad....people are always trying to put a price on someones life....Never mind the fact that the pilot died and she lived....If she is that hard up for money I suggest she get a job.
I used to bush fly in the Canadian north. Had I refused drunk passengers, I wouldn't have had many.
Why sue the pilot as there relitive was the one who caused the problem? The pilots wife should sue them instead. But wait the news paper was so good pointing out it didnt tail dive into the water.