Regulations and Government
FAA harassment lawsuit downed by federal judge
A federal judge in Kansas City, Mo., dismissed a $1 million lawsuit against the FAA over the 1999 fatal crash of a Cessna CitationJet.

A federal judge in Kansas City, Mo., dismissed a $1 million lawsuit against the FAA over the 1999 fatal crash of a Cessna CitationJet. The lawsuit was based on accusations that harassment of the pilot by two FAA inspectors from the Kansas City FSDO contributed to the accident.

Judge Ortrie Smith granted a motion by FAA lawyers to dismiss the case because plaintiff Grace Brinell, widow of 54-year-old pilot Joseph Brinell, had failed to provide documents or agree to conferences that the FAA requested.