The victims of a Cape Cod plane crash have been identified, reports the Boston Globe.
The men, Oulton Hues, 73, of Norwood, and Robert Walker, 68, of East Falmouth, both died when the single-engine Piper Comanche went down. Both men were certified pilots, reports the Globe.
Oulton Hues had worked for Raytheon and served in the Navy from 1957 to 1961.
The plane crashed from an altitude of 2000 feet when smoke filled the cabin.
Robert Walker was one of the co-owners of the plane. Although an investigation has been launched into the cause of the Cape Cod plane crash, no conclusive verdict is in yet.
It is quite conceivable that the plane crash due to bad luck or simple human error by the pilots. However, a large piece of machinery like an airplane, whose maintenance and upkeep falls on many different people within a chain of control, could implicate any number of people. This is particularly significant given that the airplane was quite old -- its first flight was in 1961.
Aviation accidents caused by faulty machinery are particularly likely to give way to a strict liability type of claim.
To establish strict liability in a product liability lawsuit, the injured person (the "plaintiff") must show that the product was defective when it left the manufacturer or distributor's (the "defendant") control; the product was used in the intended manner or a reasonably foreseeable manner; and the product caused plaintiff's injury.
Strict liability can arise as a result of a defect in design or manufacture, or a failure to warn. Each one of these types of strict liability claims are different. For a more thorough understanding of them please contact a local attorney, especially if you have an aviation accident claim.
Related Resources:
- Find a Boston Personal Injury attorney (FindLaw)
- Ski Chairlift Accident: Nipmuc HS's John 'Jack' Street Killed (FindLaw's Boston Personal Injury News Blog)
- Cape plane crash victims both certified pilots (Boston Globe)
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