NEW ORLEANS AP – The wife of a helicopter pilot who died along with seven other people in a helicopter crash in southern Louisiana is suing the manufacturer of the aircraft, claiming it had design defects.
The wrongful death lawsuit, filed Tuesday in an Alabama federal court against Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., doesn’t elaborate on its allegation that the Sikorsky S-76C’s “defective condition” caused it to crash Jan. 4 about 100 miles southwest of New Orleans.