Family sues American Airlines over crash that killed woman, son
Family sues American Airlines over crash that killed woman, son
October 28, 2002
Dallas
(AP) — A man whose wife and adopted son died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 sued the airline Thursday, alleging it was negligent in inspections.
Reyna Brito Prospero, 49, and Wilberto Pablito Brito, 9, were among the 260 people on the plane that crashed Nov. 12 in a New York City neighborhood. All the passengers and crew and five people on the ground were killed.
The plane had just taken off from John F. Kennedy Airport en route to the Dominican Republic.
Wigberto Prospero of New York filed the lawsuit in federal court in Dallas, where American is based. The lawsuit alleges the airline failed to properly inspect the mechanical and structural components of the Airbus A300 series aircraft.
Safety investigators have said the tail fin, or vertical stabilizer, on the plane fell off before it slammed into the neighborhood.
A spokesman for American Airlines would not comment Thursday on the lawsuit. A similar lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles in November on behalf of another passenger.
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October 28, 2002
Dallas
(AP) — A man whose wife and adopted son died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 sued the airline Thursday, alleging it was negligent in inspections.
Reyna Brito Prospero, 49, and Wilberto Pablito Brito, 9, were among the 260 people on the plane that crashed Nov. 12 in a New York City neighborhood. All the passengers and crew and five people on the ground were killed.
The plane had just taken off from John F. Kennedy Airport en route to the Dominican Republic.
Wigberto Prospero of New York filed the lawsuit in federal court in Dallas, where American is based. The lawsuit alleges the airline failed to properly inspect the mechanical and structural components of the Airbus A300 series aircraft.
Safety investigators have said the tail fin, or vertical stabilizer, on the plane fell off before it slammed into the neighborhood.
A spokesman for American Airlines would not comment Thursday on the lawsuit. A similar lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles in November on behalf of another passenger.
Contact Dallas Morning News
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