UNIVERSAL AVIATION UNDERWRITERS v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 76-K-1134.

496 F.Supp. 639 (1980)

UNIVERSAL AVIATION UNDERWRITERS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Colorado.

August 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David McDonald, McDonald & McDonald, Miami, Fla., and W. Robert Ward, Weller, Freidrich, Hickish & Hazlitt, Denver, Colo., for plaintiff.

Joseph F. Dolan, U. S. Atty., Denver, Colo., Robert W. King, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., and Theron Gray, Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, U. S. Dept. of Transportation, Washington, D.C., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KANE, District Judge.

This action arises out of the midair collision between a DeHavilland Twin Otter owned by Rocky Mountain Airways and a Beechcraft Bonanza on June 28, 1974, at approximately 1406 Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). The midair collision occurred in clear weather within the Denver Terminal Control Area (TCA). Visibility extended to 40 miles. Jurisdiction is admitted and based upon 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and...

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