Ewing v. Superior Air Parts, Inc.

By

Judge John W. Brown

*182This is an action arising from the crash of the plaintiff’s aircraft on a flight from Norfolk International Airport to Birmingham, Alabama, on November 28, 2013. During the descent into Birmingham, the cabin of the airplane filled with white smoke and oil sprayed on the windscreen. The plane lost engine power, and the plaintiff was forced to land the aircraft in a field, resulting in the total loss of the plane. The complaint alleges that the engine failure was due to the “overheated number two connecting rod bearing.”

The engine was manufactured by Continental Motors and…