Legal Opinion
First of America Bank-Central v. United States
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided June 24, 1986No. G83-949PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HILLMAN, Chief Judge.
This litigation stems from a September 19,1981 crash of a single engine aircraft at Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport (“DFW”), which killed the pilot, William F. Cole, and his wife and passenger, Wanda J. Cole. The crash allegedly occurred when the aircraft encountered turbulent air, also known as wake turbulence or wingtip vortices, generated by a Delta Airlines 727 jet making a final approach to runway 17R at DFW. Plaintiff First of America Bank-Central, Personal Representative of the Estates of William and Wanda Cole, contends that the acts and/or omissions of…
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