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HANEBUTH v. BELL HELICOPTER INTERN.

No. S-175.

694 P.2d 143 (1984)

Michelle HANEBUTH, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Douglas M. Stuart & Estate of Donevan Harris, Plaintiff, v. BELL HELICOPTER INTERNATIONAL, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 21, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Flanigan, Clark, Walther & Flanigan, Anchorage, for plaintiffs.

Carl Winner, Robertson, Monagle, Eastaugh & Bradley, Anchorage, for defendant.

Before BURKE, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

On October 9, 1974, a helicopter manufactured by defendant Bell Helicopters, Inc. crashed in a remote area of Alaska. The plaintiff's decedents, Douglas Stuart and Donevan Harris, died in the crash. The wreckage was not discovered until August 21, 1982. Investigation revealed that the accident may have occurred as a result of a mechanical defect.

The present action was commenced against Bell in the superior court on October...

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