Lawsuit: Defective Helo Caused 2007 Crash

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Lawsuit: Defective Helo Caused 2007 Crash

The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Jan 24, 2009 13:59:19 EST

LOS ANGELES — The relatives of three sailors who died when a helicopter crashed off the San Diego coast during a Navy training mission filed a lawsuit Friday against seven companies that manufactured and sold the aircraft and its parts.

The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court claims that several parts of the MH-60S helicopter were defective and caused the crash that killed four sailors in January 2007.

The lawsuit names the helicopter’s manufacturer, Sikorsky Aircraft, and other companies that manufactured components for the aircraft: Alcoa, Pacific Scientific, Hi-Shear Corp., Parker-Hannifin Corp. and General Electric.

Messages left with the companies were not immediately returned Friday night.

The helicopter took off for the training exercise on Jan. 26, 2007, from the Bonhomme Richard, about 50 miles from shore.

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