Lawsuit Follows Truckee Tahoe Airport Crash
A negligence lawsuit has been filed by a 15 year-old girl because of injuries she suffered in a 2009 plane crash at the Truckee, Nevada airport.
On Sept. 7, 2009, the then 14 year-old girl was flying from Truckee to San Jose with her friend in a plane piloted by her friend’s parents. The lawsuit claims the pilots of the Cessna P206B filled the plane with an excessive amount of fuel – because fuel is cheaper in Truckee than in San Jose – and therefore made the plane too heavy for takeoff.
The young girl suffered multiple injuries including her back broken in six places and a brain hemorrhage with a concussion. She continues to suffer from her injuries.
One of the pilots, now a paraplegic from the crash, claims they were not “tankering” fuel to save money and that she had planned the flight including the weight of the fuel. Her daughter and her husband also suffered injuries in the crash.
The lawsuit claims the pilots disregard for the high-density altitude or “thin air” was the major cause of the crash.
The amount of damages asked requested for personal injury has not been released.
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