Yates v. United States

PALMIERI,* District Judge.

Preliminary Statement

These consolidated actions under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), arise out of a fatal airplane accident which occurred on August 3, *10891969, at the Albuquerque International Airport. The accident occurred in the early evening in good weather and while it was still light. The pilot and sole occupant of the plane, a Cessna 172 model aircraft, was Thomas Lester Yates. His surviving widow and administratrix, Charlotte Joan Yates, is suing in her own behalf and in behalf of three surviving minor children. The plaintiff in the…