$18M suit blames Oregon flight school, estate of 20-year-old pilot for crash that destroyed home

$18M suit blames Oregon flight school, estate of 20-year-old pilot for crash that destroyed home

A Newberg family whose home was destroyed during a flight school plane crash two years ago filed a lawsuit Friday against the cadet pilot and operators of the academy.

Lawsuit Filed in Fatal Flight School Accident

A Portland, Oregon-area family has filed a lawsuit against a flight school and an airline pilot training program for damages caused when an aircraft on a training flight crashed into their home. The suit, which seeks $15 million in compensation, was filed by Washington state aviation attorney Mark Lindquist, best known for representing the families of the victims of the two Boeing 737 Max crashes and the passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines 737 …