Legal Opinion
Barbosa v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 9, 1987No. 85-5651PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated actions arose out of the fatal crash of a Beechcraft twin engine aircraft, number N27GD, in which the pilot, James Barbosa, and his two passengers, Edward Stanton and Devareh Moss, were killed. Personal representatives of the deceased brought suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging negligence of air traffic controllers and a flight service weather briefer. Following a bench trial, the court found that the failure of the air traffic controllers to inform the pilot of weather conditions did not constitute a breach of…
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