Legal Opinion
Martin John Beattie v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 31, 1984No. 84-5413PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKEY, Senior Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of the crash of an Air New Zealand aircraft into Mount Erebus, Antarctica, on 28 November 1979. All *93persons on board were killed. On 12 January 1983 plaintiffs filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking recovery against the United States for wrongful death under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).1 Plaintiffs’ amended complaint ultimately alleged negligence of United States Navy Air Traffic Controllers at McMurdo Naval Air Station, Antarctica, as well as negligence in the selection, training,…
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