Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1983No. 82-4123PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG,
Circuit Judge:
Richard Williams was the co-pilot of a DC-3 which was lost and presumed crashed on July 20, 1979, while on a flight from California to Hawaii. Neither the plane nor the crew were ever recovered.
Williams’ wife filed a claim with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) on June 2,1980. She alleged that the Honolulu FAA failed to notify the Coast Guard that the DC-3 was overdue until 2V2 hours after the estimated time of arrival. She also alleged possible negligent inspection by the California FAA. The claim was denied in a FAA letter…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Hess v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by35 opinions
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