X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:22:45 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2350617 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:50:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.37; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.cf3.1a78c3e4 (65097) for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:49:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:49:58 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: product liability - on the other hand X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1190724598" X-Mailer: AOL 9.0 VR sub 165 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1190724598 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 9/25/2007 7:34:45 A.M. Central Daylight Time, rsmiley2@centurytel.net writes: I heard of John Denver's case and read some reports on the matter. As I recall he picked up the plane at the Seller's airport, judged he had sufficient fuel to make it to his home airport. He was flying over the Pacific Ocean along the coastline; ran out of fuel. The fuel selector switch was behind at 8:00 O'clock high. He reached over with his right hand to turn it to the other tank and pushed on the right pedal and put the plane into a spiral dive into the ocean. That is what I recall the report said. Sounds like pilot error to me. the valvve was in the wrong location but then John Denver knew that or should have known that when he bought it. I surmized that his long exprience in flying could label him as a very experienced pilot. That would go agains them in court. I don't see how Denver's family an get any damages out of a Pilot error situation to me but the Seller's still hve to defend and that is costly. Especially against deep pocket Plaintiffs. The relatives did not sue the builder. Extracted from a 2000 article: <<<<<<<< -- The relatives of singer John Denver, who died when his home-built plane plunged into Monterey Bay three years ago, have settled their lawsuit against the companies that manufactured and sold a fuel valve for Denver's doomed aircraft. The settlement amount was not disclosed, and there was no admission of guilt by Gould Electronics Inc. and Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co., which were named in the suit. Denver's family had claimed that a faulty valve caused the do-it-yourself Long E-Z airplane to fail off the coast of California on October 12, 1997. Federal investigators had concluded that Denver took off with too little fuel in one tank, had trouble switching to his backup tank and accidentally sent his plane into a roll as his attention was diverted. The suit was filed in October 1998 by Denver's children Jesse Belle Denver, Zachary and Anna Kate Deutschendorf and his mother Erma Deutschendorf. >>>>> Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Darwinian culling phrase: Watch This! ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------------------------1190724598 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 9/25/2007 7:34:45 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 rsmiley2@centurytel.net writes:
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I heard of John Denver's case and read so= me=20 reports on the matter. As I recall he picked up the plane at the Seller's=20 airport, judged he had sufficient fuel to make it to his home airport.&nbs= p;=20 He was flying over the Pacific Ocean along the coastline; ran out of=20 fuel.  The fuel selector switch was behind at 8:00 O'clock high. = ; He=20 reached over with his right hand to turn it to the other tank and pushed o= n=20 the right pedal and put the plane into a spiral dive into the ocean. = =20 That is what I recall the report said. Sounds like pilot error to me. = ;=20 the valvve was in the wrong location but then John Denver knew that or sho= uld=20 have known that when he bought it. 
 
I surmized that his long exprience in fly= ing=20 could label him as a very experienced pilot. That would go agains the= m in=20 court.
 
I don't see how Denver's family an get an= y=20 damages out of a Pilot error situation to me but the Seller's still hve to= =20 defend and that is costly. Especially against deep pocket=20 Plaintiffs.
The relatives did not sue the builder.  Extracted from a 2000=20 article:
 
<<<<<<<<
-- The relatives of singer John Denver, who died when his home-built pl= ane=20 plunged into Monterey Bay three years ago, have settled their lawsuit agains= t=20 the companies that manufactured and sold a fuel valve for Denver's doomed=20 aircraft.=20

The settlement amount was not disclosed, and there was no admission of gu= ilt=20 by Gould Electronics Inc. and Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co., which wer= e=20 named in the suit.

Denver's family had claimed that a faulty valve caused the do-it-yourself= =20 Long E-Z airplane to fail off the coast of California on October 12, 1997. <= /P>

Federal investigators had concluded that Denver took off with too little=20= fuel=20 in one tank, had trouble switching to his backup tank and accidentally sent=20= his=20 plane into a roll as his attention was diverted.

The suit was filed in October 1998 by Denver's children Jesse Belle Denve= r,=20 Zachary and Anna Kate Deutschendorf and his mother Erma Deutschendorf.

>>>>>

 
Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

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