Law360, New York (June 27, 2014, 7:50 PM ET) -- A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge said on Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration can’t escape an American International Group Inc. unit’s $45 million lawsuit demanding insurance coverage for a cargo plane crash in Afghanistan that killed seven Americans.
The lawsuit accuses the FAA of breaching an insurance contract with U.S. Department of Defense contractor National Air Cargo Group Inc. by refusing to cover the April 2013 crash. AIG unit Commerce and Industry Insurance Co. ultimately paid about $42 million in insurance for the accident...
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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.
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