Legal Opinion
Benna v. Reeder Flying Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1978No. Nos. 75-3828, 76-1002PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
On July 3, 1970, a twin-engine DC-3 aircraft owned and operated by Reeder Flying Service of Twin Falls, Idaho, crashed and burned shortly after take-off from a runway in McGrath, Alaska. The aircraft was carrying twenty-five Bureau of Land Management forest firefighters, their firefighting equipment, and a crew of two. Copilot Michael Benna and four passengers were killed; fourteen other passengers were injured.
During take-off, the right propeller of the aircraft, together with a portion of the nose case and reduction gear broke loose from its engine. While…
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