The family of three married fathers killed in the crash of a Washington DC plane last month is 250 million in the first legal lawsuit filed against the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army in connection with the Air Force Disaster I'm looking for dollars.
The well-known aviation law firm on Tuesday on behalf of Casey Clafton's family who was killed alongside 63 other people on an American Airlines flight that collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter on January 29th. I have submitted a request.
“Casey was an incredible person. He was the gifter, beloved husband and father,” said Bob Clifford, attorney of the Chicago-based Clifford Law office, in a statement Tuesday. I stated.
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“He enjoyed coaching boys on youth soccer and Little League baseball teams. They'll sadden him for the rest of his life, it's never the same,” Clifford said.
The lawyer said Clafton's family “deserves answers as to what happened to their loved ones.”
Tuesday's filing marked the first legal action against the clashes against the FAA and the Army, as well as claiming the lives of all three Black Hawk soldiers.
Crafton, a father of three who married his 16-year-old wife, received his Bachelor of Aviation Management from Bob Jones University in South Carolina.
He was on an American flight on his way back from a business trip in Kansas where he worked as a technical support manager for the aviation consulting firm Guardian Jet.
Tuesday's submission is required for requesting pre-cases with the federal government, in addition to separate filings, for evidence preservation after crash.
The Clifford Law office states that staffing at the control tower at Washington Raregan National Airport was “unusual” at the time of crash, and communication was difficult between the tower and the American flight. I've quoted it.
The air control tower at Reagan Airport has been outside for years. Despite achieving the FAA and Controller Union staffing goals of at least 30 controllers, as of September 2023, there were only 19 certified controllers in total.
Virginia Senator Warned against increased flight traffic Reagan Airport in June cited a staggering increase in incidents near Miss.
