FlightSafety Sues Dallas Airmotive over Wichita King Air Crash

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, May 05, 2015 at 09:39 PM ET

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FlightSafety International is suing Dallas Airmotive, alleging the MRO firm's improper engine repairs caused the October King Air crash that killed four people.
The lawsuit claims Dallas Airmotive improperly repaired the aircraft's PT6A-42 engines 10 days prior, representing them as airworthy when they were not, leading to an engine failure and the plane crashing into FlightSafety's Wichita training center.
FlightSafety is seeking millions in damages for the alleged negligence, while the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has not yet issued its probable cause finding for the crash.

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FlightSafety International is suing an engine repair and overhaul shop that it claims was responsible for the October crash of a Beechcraft King Air into its Wichita Cessna Citation training center, which killed four people including the pilot.

The lawsuit, filed in Dallas County District Court, alleges that MRO firm Dallas Airmotive improperly repaired the King Air’s PT6A-42 engines 10 days before the crash.