Sapp v. Beech Aircraft Corp.

Plaintiff, Lisa Collins Sapp, as administratrix of the estate of Chester L. Collins, deceased (hereinafter "Sapp"), appeals from a summary judgment for the defendant, Beech Aircraft Corporation. We affirm.

On September 27, 1977, Chester L. Collins was killed when the Beechcraft King airplane he was piloting crashed at the Auburn-Opelika airport. According to Collins's co-pilot, the airplane hit some tall pine trees while approaching the runway, damaging the right wing and right propeller. Then, after hitting another group of trees, the plane crashed. The co-pilot escaped the airplane prior to…