The Chinook helicopter was flying in Afghanistan. Without warning, one of the helicopter’s two engines flamed out. The helicopter crashed. Eight service personnel were killed and fourteen were severely injured.
The victims and their families sued the helicopter’s various manufacturers, including Boeing, Honeywell and Goodrich. They claimed that the helicopter’s engine qu
it because of a defect in
rer accountable. At least he can when the aircraft involved in the accident was a civilian aircraft. If, however, the airplane or helicopter was a military aircraft, then the rules change.