Pilot Departed In Fog, Result Was Damaged Homes, Three
Fatalities
On February 17, 2010, a Cessna 310 carrying three employees
of Tesla Motors struck an electrical transmission tower shortly
after takeoff from Palo Alto Airport in California. Debris struck
several homes, setting three on fire. Now, an attorney for
51-year-old Lisa Jones, whose home was hit by a severed wing from
the plane, has reached a financial settlement with Tesla Motors,
the estate of the pilot, and several insurance companies.