A Jackson County (MO) jury Friday awarded the family of Mel
Carnahan $4 million, deciding that vacuum pump maker Parker
Hannifin was partly to blame for the governor's death more than
three years ago. This, in spite of an NTSB report that shows the
twin pumps aboard the aircraft were apparently working at the time
of the crash.
Carnahan was flying aboard a
Cessna 335 piloted by his son, Randy, on October 16, 2000, when
they ran into rough weather in southeastern Missouri. The pilot
reported his primary attitude indicator had failed. The aircraft
went down near Hillsboro (MO), killing all three people on
board.
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