Re: FAA Has No Jurisdiction
If the pilot dies, the FAA doesn't have anyone to cite, but the tort lawyers will exact the punishment on the pilot's estate.
Actually they often do, particularly as most crashes are caused by the pilot. The NTSB web site makes for some interesting reading. The aviation accidents database has every investigation going back decades, and a majority of the time it's the pilot. Professionals don't screw up nearly as often, but they do so on a regular basis.Qwadjok said:When a commercial helicopter crashes and kills innocent people and the crew, you don't see the FAA claiming they were flying in an unsafe manner.
If the pilot dies, the FAA doesn't have anyone to cite, but the tort lawyers will exact the punishment on the pilot's estate.