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Silvey v. Cessna

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Cessna Caravan Trial Begins 10 Years After Crash

By Mike Danko on April 30, 2012
Posted in General Aviation, Lawsuits of Note

More than 30 Cessna 208 and 208B Caravans have crashed when their wings iced up in flight. Victims’ families have filed many product defect lawsuits against Cessna, claiming that Cessna concealed from the pilots defects in the aircraft’s deicing system. Silvey v. Cessna is the first case to reach trial. At least the first that I…

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