Posted on 02/18/2025 3:15:04 PM PST by Third Person
The family of one of the 67 victims of a helicopter and plane crash on Jan. 29 near Washington, D.C., filed two legal claims against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Army on Tuesday.
The claims were filed on behalf of the widow and children of Casey Crafton, 40, of Salem. He died as a result of the crash, leaving behind his wife of 16 years, Rachel, and three young sons.
The pre-case claims were filed by the family of Crafton, according to Robert A. Clifford, the lawyer representing them. Clifford said he had also asked several companies associated with the crash to preserve evidence.
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Here is one of, if not the first, of many lawsuits to come… much to be revealed in the process.
video at link
Prayers that they find some comfort for the unbearable agony they must be experiencing 😔
That's not even news anymore. That's the American way.
The Army, FAA, and NTSB can come up with all sorts of excuses why the helicopter t-boned an airplane.
However, when the Trial Lawyers have them under oath in the court room, their excuses are going to bite them in the butt.
Absolutely, the FAA should have never allowed military training flights anywhere near the landing path of a civilian airport.
FAA Wilbert nailed for letting the helo controller go home early night of.
Yes, discovery will be most interesting. One would wager it will prove Trump correct in his assertion about DEI bullshit.
FAA will be nailed for letting the helo controller go home early night of.
Might just find the army giving the family 3 days to scrub social media accounts as destroying evidence.
Their heavy-hitter attorney, Robert Clifford, specializes in aviation disasters
https://www.cliffordlaw.com/attorneys/robert-a-clifford/
“””Their heavy-hitter attorney, Robert Clifford, specializes in aviation disasters”””
When heavy hitter trial attorneys smell the potential of multi-million dollar lawsuits for each of the airplane occupants, they will do more digging into the facts than a government employee ever will.
And branDUHn and bootyjudge?
From what I’ve heard, the helicopter routes in DC aren’t just for military helicopters. Police, news, and medevac choppers use the routes as well.
I hope part of the settlement is the Government having to NEVER use DEI in safety-critical functions again.
“””Police, news, and medevac choppers use the routes as well.”””
And these folks probably know how to keep their whirly birds below 200 feet altitude.
Female pilots and minority air controllers.
Why does the USA hate white men so much?
Y’all reap what ye sow!
This is one of the times a lawsuit is warranted, IMHO.
It will. I’m hearing from those in the industry, that this was a total DEI problem. We’re lucky this hasn’t happened more frequently.
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