Legal Opinion
Burton v. Twin Commander Aircraft, LLC
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 9, 2009No. 60163-6-IPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchindler, C.J.
¶1 In May 2004, a Twin Commander Model 690C twin engine airplane crashed, killing all seven people aboard. The personal representative of the decedents’ estates, Kenneth C. Burton, filed wrongful death actions against Twin Commander Aircraft, LLC, as the current type certificate holder of the Twin Commander Model 690C aircraft. The General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 (GARA)1 bars civil actions against “the manufacturer of the aircraft” or the manufacturer of “any new component, system, or other part of the aircraft” 18 years after delivery to the first purchaser or the date of…
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