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Father Wins $850,000 in Aviation Disaster Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Father Wins $850,000 in Aviation Disaster Wrongful Death Lawsuit

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Anmol Tiwari
July 15, 2024
Father Wins $850,000 in Aviation Disaster Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Raymond Thomas vs. Aeolus Air Charter, Inc., a corporation

Case Background

Plaintiff Raymond Thomas filed the Wrongful death lawsuit against Aeolus Air Charter, Inc. on November 4, 2022, in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (Case number: 22VECV01878). The case was initially presided over by Judge Douglas W. Stern and later by Judge Deirdre Hill.

Cause

On July 26, 2021, a Bombardier CL-600-2B16 twin-engine jet aircraft (registration number N605TR) operated by Aeolus Air Charter, Inc. was involved in a fatal crash while attempting to land at Truckee-Tahoe Airport. The flight, a private charter operating as an interstate common carrier, began its descent around 1:15 pm and requested to land on Runway 11, the longer of the airport's two runways. After the tower granted permission, the aircraft overflew the runway and initiated a low, tight left turn to reenter the landing pattern. Witnesses described this maneuver as unusually low and tight. During this turn, the cockpit voice recorder captured a concerning exchange between the two pilots, who w

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