From the Archives: Jury Awards $480M in Cessna 185 Crash
A Florida jury has found Cessna liable for the 1989 crash of a
C-185 in Florida and returned a record $480 million verdict against the
Wichita-based manufacturer. Nobody died in the accident, but the three
occupants of the 1966-model taildragger were injured in the crash and ensuing
fire.
The lawsuit, filed by Philadelphia lawyer Arthur Wolk, contended that pilot
James Cassoutt’s seat suddenly slid backward while he was attempting to land at
Coastal Airport, a strip near Pensacola, Florida, causing him to lose control
of the airplane. Unfortunately for Cessna, the protections of the 1994 General
Aviation Revitalization Act (GARA) did not apply in this case because both the
accident (in 1989) and the initiation of litigation (in 1991) preceded passage
of the bill.
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