Legal Opinion
Patricia M. Letnes v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1987No. 86-1771PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
On December 2, 1980 two aircraft collided in the airspace between Indio and Palm Springs, California. One plane was able to land safely at Palm Springs airport. The other plane crashed in the desert, killing pilot Clyde Alford and copilot Ronald Letnes. Both planes were owned by Waig Aircraft and were based in Tucson, Arizona. Waig had contracted with the Forest Service to carry and drop liquid fire retardant on forest and range fires. At the time of the collision, the planes were returning to Tucson after assisting in extinguishing a fire near Hemet, California. Patricia…
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