By Nolan Law Group
CHICAGO,
July 8, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ -- A wrongful death lawsuit was filed today
in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois on behalf of the family
of an airline employee who perished in the fiery crash of a Boeing 747
cargo plane outside Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan on April 29, 2013.
The victim, Gary P. Stockdale, was a mechanic for National Airlines who
was aboard the flight when it crashed shortly after takeoff. The suit
was filed by Chicago-based Nolan Law Group which is also representing
the families of Jamie Lee Brokaw and Rinku Summan, pilots for National
Airlines who were among the seven men killed in the crash.
Video of the crash captured on a vehicle dash cam went viral after being posted on the internet through the Live Leaks website.
At
the time of the crash, the plane was transporting cargo that included
five Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles weighing nearly 80
tons which were on pallets in the main cargo area of the plane.
Government investigators have reported that it is likely a shift in the
cargo from one of the vehicles breaking loose from its restraints that
resulted in the crash.
The suit alleges that the accident
aircraft was unreasonably dangerous and unfit for the transport of high
density, rolling cargo and that Boeing's manuals lacked sufficient
limitations and warnings related to the transportation of such cargo.
The suit further alleges that the airplane's cargo restraint system was
faulty, that it was improperly assembled by Boeing during its conversion
from a passenger to a cargo aircraft, and that the instructions on the
use of the cargo restraint system were inadequate.
Well-known as
an aviation law firm, Nolan Law Group has extensive experience in major
air cargo crash litigation having represented crew members and families
of crew members in accidents involving Fine Air at Miami Airport in
August 1997, Emery Worldwide near Sacramento in February 2000, and most
recently the Kalitta Air Boeing 747 crash near Bogota, Colombia in July
2008. The firm has also been active in other crash claims from
Afghanistan including a previous National Airlines crash near Kabul in
October 2010, and the successful resolution of claims arising from a
fatal helicopter accident at Kandahar Air Field in July 2009.
SOURCE Nolan Law Group
Source: http://www.heraldonline.com
NTSB Identification: DCA13RA081
Accident occurred Monday, April 29, 2013 in Bagram, Afghanistan
Aircraft: BOEING 747-428, registration: N949CA
Injuries: 7 Fatal.
This
is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors.
The foreign authority was the source of this information.
On
April 29, 2013, at about 1056 local time, a National Air Cargo B747-400,
registration N949CA, crashed shortly after takeoff from Bagram Air Base
(OAIX), Afghanistan. According to news reports, witnesses observed the
airplane attain a very steep nose-up attitude shortly after takeoff
before descending into the ground near the end of the runway. All seven
crewmembers onboard were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed
from impact forces and post-crash fire. All seven crew members were
American citizens. The 14 CFR Part 121 Supplemental cargo flight was
destined for Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The investigation is being conducted
by the Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation of Afghanistan
(MoTCA). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to
assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the
State of the Operator, Manufacturer, and Registry of the airplane. All
investigation information will be released by the MoTCA.
http://www.ntsb.gov
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