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FlightSafety Sues Dallas Airmotive over Wichita King Air Crash

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Key Takeaways:

  • FlightSafety International is suing Dallas Airmotive, alleging the engine repair firm improperly serviced a King Air's engines before a fatal crash.
  • The lawsuit claims Dallas Airmotive's negligence led to the October 2020 King Air crash into FlightSafety's Wichita training center.
  • The accident resulted in four deaths, including the pilot, and damaged the FlightSafety facility.
  • FlightSafety is seeking millions in damages, though the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has not yet issued a probable cause 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.

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