Fri, Dec 11, 2009
Filed On Behalf Of Five Italian Tourists Killed In The
Accident
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf
of the families of the five Italian tourists killed in a
mid-air collision over the Hudson River in August.
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Newark. It names
Liberty Helicopters and the Meridian Consulting I Corporation Inc.,
both of Linden, N.J. Also named is the estate of the pilot of the
Piper PA-32 Saratoga involved in the collision, as well as the
airplanes owner, LCA Partnership of Pennsylvania, according to the
Associated Press.
The accident occurred when the helicopter on a sightseeing tour
collided with the Piper, which had departed from Teterboro airport.
In all, nine people were killed when the two aircraft collided.
According to the NTSB preliminary report, the helicopter departed
from the 30th Street Heliport at 1152 for what was planned to be a
12-minute tour. The initial part of the tour was to be flown
outside class B airspace, so the pilot was not required to contact
air traffic control before or after departure. The first
radar target for the helicopter was detected by Newark radar at
about 1152:27, when the helicopter was approximately mid-river west
of the heliport and climbing through 400 feet.
According to recorded radar data, the helicopter flew to the
west side of the river, and then turned southbound to follow the
Hudson. According to Liberty Helicopters management, this was
the expected path for the tour flight. The helicopter continued
climbing southbound until 1153:14, when it and the airplane
collided at 1,100 feet.
The accident precipitated changes in the way airspace is utilized
over the Hudson River, and separate altitudes are now assigned for
sightseeing traffic and other aircraft transiting the area.
The attorneys for the families of the five Italian tourists say
"many parties" are to blame for their deaths, and are seeking
damages "in excess" of $75,000 each.
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