Panel Can’t Determine Cause of Senator Ted Stevens’ Fatal Plane Crash

May 25th, 2011 | Aviation accident

May 25, 2011 It’s still anyone’s guess what caused the plane crash that killed Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens and four others last summer, decided the National Transportation Safety Board during a meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The board determined that “temporary unresponsiveness” on the pilot’s part might be the reason he crashed the plane into… Read More

Jury Determines Airplane Manufacturer Not at Fault in Cory Lidle Plane Crash

May 25th, 2011 | Aviation accident

May 24, 2011 The widow of Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle lost a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against a plane manufacturer on Tuesday when a jury decided that her husband died as a result of pilot error and not mechanical failure. Melanie Lidle filed suit against Minnesota’s Cirrus Design Corp., in 2007, alleging that her… Read More