3 Die in Cessna Crash Near Reno

June 1st, 2011 | Other accidents

June 1, 2011 Seventy-two hours after a Cessna 172 and its three passengers were reported missing, authorities discovered the plane’s wreckage in the steep terrain of the Peterson Mountain Range at the California/Nevada border. First responders found two men and one woman dead inside the plane. The plane departed on Saturday from a Roseburg, Oregon,… 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