Legal Opinion
In re N-500L Cases
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 28, 1982No. 81-1446PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of a 1978 crash in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A twin-propeller aircraft, bearing the identification number N— 500L (N-500L), was on approach for landing at San Juan International Airport when it was overtaken by an Eastern Airlines L-1011 jumbo jet (L-1011) which was also in the process of landing. It was stipulated that wake turbulence generated by the L-1011 caused the N-500L to crash, killing all six persons aboard and causing substantial injury to persons and property on the ground.
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