Family members of passengers on a passenger plane in a fatal air collision near Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, set out to launch a $250 million negligence lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Army on Tuesday. I have taken it.
Last month, American Airlines Flight 532, on its way from Wichita, Kansas to Washington, D.C., crashed into an Army Black Hawk helicopter on a training flight, causing two aircraft to enter the frigid Potomac River.
The accident killed 67 people, including all passengers and crew on the commercial plane and three service members on the military helicopter. Among those on the plane was Casey Clafton, an aviation expert whose family took preliminary legal action on Tuesday.
His relatives hired the Chicago-based law firm, Clifford Law Office, to file Form 95.
The government is currently responding to claims for six months before families file a lawsuit.
In a recorded statement posted Tuesday, lawyer Bob Clifford argued the possibility of “willful neglect” by the agency that oversees the environment around the National Airport along with the US military.
“Given the nature of what we know about this crash, there's absolutely no reason that the clock won't run. In fact, given the timeline, it's very convenient to run. Because that's why (NTSB) has made a commitment to the family to issue a preliminary report of the investigation,” Clifford said.
He said the law firm sent the evidence preservation letter to the airlines involved: American Airlines and American Eagle, PSA and “probably” Sikorsky aircraft.
The FAA declined to comment on “potential litigation issues.” The Army did not immediately respond to Hill's request for comment.
Crafton has returned from Wichita on a business trip studying aviation management at Bob Jones University's university and working as a technical support manager for aviation consulting firm Guardian Jet.
