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Ruling goes against estates of Sunbury attorney, two others who died in a 2015 North Carolina plane crash Updated 11:38 AM; This story has been updated to include that an appeal has been filed WILLIAMSPORT – Pilot negligence was a contributing factor that caused the 2015 crash of a small plane in North Carolina that killed a Sunbury attorney, his wife and his father-in-law, a judge has ruled. As such, the estates of Michael M. and Christine Apfelbaum are not entitled to recover damages, U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann ruled Tuesday. He found based on evidence adduced from experts, Apfelbaum should not have been flying in instrument conditions. ....
Judge to determine what caused the 2015 plane crash that killed a Sunbury attorney Updated May 10, 11:51 PM; Posted May 10, 9:18 PM Facebook Share WILLIAMSPORT – Did pilot inexperience, bad instructions by an air traffic controller or both cause a 2015 small plane crash in North Carolina that killed three including a Sunbury attorney? That is the question U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann ultimately will have to decide in a non-jury trial that began Monday and is scheduled to last more than a week. Many of the witnesses will be aviation experts. The National Transportation Safety Board found the cause of the crash was deficient Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control training in recognizing and and handling emergencies and pilot spatial disorientation. ....