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IN RE AIR CRASH AT DALLAS/FORT WORTH AIRPORT

No. 89-1946.

919 F.2d 1079 (1991)

In re AIR CRASH AT DALLAS/FORT WORTH AIRPORT ON AUGUST 2, 1985. Kathleen E. CONNORS, on behalf of the beneficiaries of, and as Executrix of the Estate of Edward M. Connors, Deceased, and Delta Air Lines, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. Jean R. NASSICK, on behalf of the beneficiaries of, and as Executrix of the Estate of Nick N. Nassick, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Wilson, Law, Snakard & Gambill, Fort Worth, Tex., for Connors.

John H. Martin, G. Luke Ashley, Maureen Murry, Michael R. Berry, Thompson & Knight, Dallas, Tex., for Delta Airlines, Inc.

Marvin K. Adams, Fillmore & Harrington, Fort Worth, Tex., for Nassick.

Clay Warner, Gary Green, Herndon, Va., for amicus curiae Air Line Pilots Ass'n, Intern.

Kathlynn G. Fadely, Douglas Coleman, Dept. of Justice, Torts Branch, Civil Div., Washington, D.C., for U.S.

Before GOLDBERG, GEE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

A little after 6:00 p.m., on August 2, 1985, the crew of Delta Flight 191 attempted to land at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) despite their knowledge of the presence of a thunderstorm on near final approach, between their aircraft and the runway. The ensuing air disaster claimed the lives of most of the passengers and crew, as well as that of a motorist whose automobile was struck by the careening aircraft.

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