Legal Opinion
Texasgulf Inc. v. Colt Electronics Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 16, 1984No. 81 Civ. 7147, 82 Civ. 0816, 82 Civ. 3045, 82 Civ. 3640, 82 Civ. 3912, 82 Civ. 3913, 82 Civ. 4997, 82 Civ. 5278, 82 Civ. 6296, 82 Civ. 6297, 82 Civ. 6459, 83 Civ. 1082, 83 Civ. 1083, 83 Civ. 3662, 83 Civ. 3663 and 83 Civ. 5323 (GLG)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT and CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
GOETTEL, District Judge:
This Court must determine the liability, if any, of the United States of America for an airplane crash. The following are the Court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 52(a):
FINDINGS OF FACT
On February 11, 1981, a Lockheed JetS-tar, owned and operated by Texasgulf Aviation, Inc., crashed at approximately 6:40 p.m. EST during an instrument landing system approach, a mile short of Runway 16 at the Westchester County Airport, White Plains, New York. All six passengers on board and the two man crew…
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