$7M for Plane Crash Accident
A Manahawkin man will receive $7 million as compensation for injuries he received when injured in a plane crash. The parties agreed to the settlement last Wednesday. Wayne King was a passenger in a single engine Beechcraft that crashed on April 28, 2000 during a flight from North Carolina to New Jersey. Due to injuries, he is paralyzed from the midchest down.
The plane crashed after the engine blew apart, possibility due to lack of oil to the piston cylinder. The engine manufacturer, Teledyne Continental Motors Inc., had issued a recall, and Ocean Aire Inc., of Toms River, had performed maintenance work. Fried says that Teledyne's instructions for maintenance were either incomplete or were not followed.
Another theory for the explosion was that exhaust was not properly vented and was diverted back into the engine, causing oil dissipation and drying out, but since the engine blew up, it was not possible to determine the exact cause. Friend also alleged that the pilot, Jack Pizzlato, did not perform preflight checks adequate to ensure that the plane was safe.
(This information was obtained from the New Jersey Law Journal)
