Budden v. United States

BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of the December 20, 1985 crash of a helicopter ambulance in the Nebraska countryside. The estate of deceased pilot Craig Budden, along with aircraft owner Ronald Rodgers and Associated Aviation Underwriters, sued the FAA under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) (1982), alleging that flight service specialist Robert Geranis failed to fully notify Budden of forecast adverse weather conditions during a pre-flight briefing.

The district court found in favor of the Government. Budden v. United States, 748 F.Supp. 1374…