Rhino
05-15-2006, 03:59 PM
Sun 'n Fun Crash Widow Settles Lawsuit Against FAA
By Russ Niles
Newswriter, Editor
The widow of a Texas pilot killed in a midair collision on final to Lakeland Linder Regional Airport the evening before the beginning of Sun 'n Fun in 2002 has settled her lawsuit with two defendants for a total of $700,000. Deborah Morrison is collecting $650,000 from the FAA and $50,000 from Sun 'n Fun's insurance company despite findings by the NTSB that both pilots ignored instructions from air traffic controllers, who saw the potential for a collision.......http://www.avweb.com/newswire/12_20a/briefs/192244-1.html
By Russ Niles
Newswriter, Editor
The widow of a Texas pilot killed in a midair collision on final to Lakeland Linder Regional Airport the evening before the beginning of Sun 'n Fun in 2002 has settled her lawsuit with two defendants for a total of $700,000. Deborah Morrison is collecting $650,000 from the FAA and $50,000 from Sun 'n Fun's insurance company despite findings by the NTSB that both pilots ignored instructions from air traffic controllers, who saw the potential for a collision.......http://www.avweb.com/newswire/12_20a/briefs/192244-1.html