Legal Opinion
Bradley Kay v. Cessna Aircraft Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1977No. 74-1785, 75-1437PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SPENCER WILLIAMS, District Judge:
Julius Kay was killed when his Cessna Skymaster Model 337 airplane crashed during take-off. The 337 is a twin engine aircraft of “push-me/pull-me” design, e. g., having one pulling engine forward of the pilot as in the traditional single engine design and the second pushing engine behind the pilot and totally obscured from his view.
The undisputed evidence shows that the Cessna’s rear engine stopped as Kay taxied to the end of the runway after completing his warm-up procedures in the parking lot. It is also not disputed that Kay then sat at the end of…
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