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February 12, 2020

Settlement Reached In Fatal Defective Aircraft Accident

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.

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