Fletcher v. Cessna Aircraft Co., A-4596-08T2; Appellate Division; opinion by Grall, J.A.D.; decided and approved for publication April 20, 2010. Before Judges Wefing, Grall and Messano. On appeal from the Law Division, Passaic County, L-924-07. [Sat below: Judge Graziano.] DDS No. 60-2-7584 [14 pp.]
In 2005, while piloting his Cessna Model 182P, Lynn Fletcher died in a crash on takeoff. The probable cause was an inadequate preflight inspection resulting in a total loss of engine power due to ice in the fuel system.
