Atlantic Aviation Corp. v. United States

OPINION with FINDINGS OF FACT and CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

LAYTON, Senior District Judge.

This is a consolidated action arising out of the May 16,1974, crash of a Piper Cherokee airplane at the Wicomico County Airport near Salisbury, Maryland. Just as the plane left the ground upon take-off, it was struck in the rear by a jeep that was owned by the United States and driven by a Government employee. Before the pilot was able to land the plane safely, it plunged to the runway; the plane was destroyed and both of its occupants were killed.

Atlantic Aviation Corporation, the owner of the Piper Cherokee…