Superior Air Parts Settles Case For Defective Aircraft Engine Crankshaft Which Resulted In Two Fatalities
Attorneys representing the family of James Kos and Dane Sheahen, who were fatally injured in a March 2016 RV-8 accident, have obtained a $5 million settlement from Superior Air Parts. The aircraft was equipped with an experimental aircraft engine developed by Superior Air Parts, Inc. with a crankshaft forged by Ruhrtaler Gesenkschmiede F.W. Wengeler GmbH & Co. KG which was found to be defective.