Taking this figure into account and using different assumptions about decedent's future salary and the calculation of the present value of future earnings, defendant's expert estimated plaintiffs' net pecuniary loss to be $138,327. . Best Known For: Jim Croce was an American folk singer and songwriter. It may, however, be admissible for other purposes, such as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident. The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant accidents in other modes of transportation highway, marine, pipeline , and railroad . It makes no sense to say that a common carrier owes a lesser duty of care to a traveler who is carrying a marijuana cigarette or two in his pocket20 than to a "passenger" seated nearby who is not. The judge instructed the jury properly as to the compensatory nature of damages, and specifically listed nine items which the jury might consider. The district court found, as a matter of fact, that. While a teenager, he began playing the accordion, and then learning to play an acoustic guitar when he was 18. S.Ct. Linda and Eric Cortese, decedent's wife and minor son, brought this wrongful death action against both Mustang and Roberts Airways. As stated by the Supreme Court of Texas in Burnett v. Atteberry, 105 Tex. In addition, Mustang appeals the district court's holding in the first trial that it is liable for the actions of Roberts Airways. Mr. Neuman revealed that he had become a booking agent in November 1974. (emphasis added). Its action in doing so was proper and is not contested on appeal, Mr. Linden testified that he could not recall the name of the person to whom he spoke but that the person had offered no objection to the proposed substitution, Defendants presented the testimony of Dr. William J. Reals, a board-certified pathologist and professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, who had examined the pilot's heart after the crash at the request of the FAA. 1976). Although other pilots testified for defendants that the deceased pilot's takeoff on the night of the crash was proper, all of the evidence on this issue, when viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, Shipman, 411 F.2d at 374, could have led a "reasonable and fair-minded" person to conclude that the pilot was in fact negligent in taking off in the manner that he did. In discussing the issue of whether federal or state law governed the propriety of the court's refusal to give the instruction in Liepelt, the Supreme Court specifically acknowledged the federal nature of suits brought pursuant to the FELA: Whether it was error to refuse that instruction, as well as the question whether evidence concerning the federal taxes on the decedent's earnings was properly excluded, is a matter governed by federal law. The better opinion would seem to be that Judge Monroe in these cases was not creating a separate category of recoverable damage but was merely describing that damage which was included under the heading of loss of society and companionship. I agree, of course, that state rules that interfere with federal policy are to be rejected, even if they might be characterized as "procedural." 297 (1920), and United States v. Schultetus, 277 F.2d 322 (5th Cir. The plane's parts were buried in the ground due to the crash's impact. Defendants submit that they owed the decedent only a duty of ordinary care and that they are therefore entitled to a judgment in their favor in light of the additional jury finding that the pilot's failure to exercise ordinary care was not a proximate cause of the crash. Among those killed was Croce's road manager, Kenneth Dominick Cortese, whose wife and son are the plaintiffs in this wrongful death action.1, Initially, we recite only the most pertinent facts; other relevant ones are detailed in our discussion below of the numerous legal issues. In the margin, we quote in full the relevant portion of the Memorandum and Order.7 This language reveals that the allegedly erroneous statement to which Mustang points concerns merely an alternative estoppel theory, the breach of a duty to speak,8 that was, in the court's words, "(w)holly apart from the direct evidence of nondisclosure, which in this court's view would directly meet the burden of proof argument . As opposed to a heart attack, Dr. Gibbons proffered the theory that, based on his extensive experience, the crash was caused by the pilot's suffering a spatial disorientation as a result of his taking off into a "black hole." LAS VEGAS (KLAS) A pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic, patient and the patient's family member were killed in a Care Flight plane crash Friday night near Stagecoach, according to REMSA Health. 100 S.Ct. None of the crash reports released were fatal investigations. STAGECOACH, Nev. -- A medical transport flight that crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada, killing five all five people aboard the plane including a patient . In essence, decedent's carrying a small amount of marijuana aboard the airplane is immaterial for the purpose of determining the degree of care that a common carrier owes its "passengers.". Our caution is dictated at least in part by a fear that a contrary decision could result in further "fragmentizing" of awards for nonpecuniary losses in future cases. In Bourg v. Brownell-Drews Lumber Co.84 the court took into consideration "the mental suffering and deprivation caused to a parent by the death" but again the use of the word "deprivation" could indicate that what was here referred to was loss of affection, companionship etc. The remainder of the Memorandum and Order, however, makes clear that the district court properly placed the burden of proving estoppel on the plaintiffs and that he was persuaded by the evidence adduced at trial that plaintiffs had carried that burden. Id. Ry. 5 sought to instruct the jury not to add any amount to the actual damages any sum designed to offset income tax on the recovery, since the recovery is nontaxable. 369, Reeves v. La. 1979), cert. PAGE, Ariz. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a plane crash near Page that happened Wednesday at approximately 5:30 p.m. Hays called 911 and went outside but could not see the wreckage because of the blowing snow. The trial judge rejected plaintiffs' theories of vicarious liability, respondeat superior, and joint venture but held Mustang liable on two alternative grounds: (1) Mustang was liable for the acts of its agent, Roberts Airways, and was estopped from denying that agency; and (2) Mustang was liable as the agent of an undisclosed principal (Roberts Airways). Alternatively, the court found Mustang liable as "the agent of an undisclosed principal. But for those who knew the band's story and their . This picture was taken a few days after the debris was removed in early August 1964. In fact, Blancher cuts against, rather than in favor of, plaintiffs' contention. Although defendants presented expert testimony to the effect that the pilot had suffered a heart attack shortly after takeoff,11 the plaintiffs presented evidence that was certainly sufficient to raise doubt in the mind of a reasonable juror that the pilot had suffered a heart attack.12 Plaintiffs contended at trial that various acts of negligence on the part of the pilot, rather than a heart attack, caused the crash.13 Any one of the several negligent acts alleged,14 if proved, would be sufficient to support a jury verdict for plaintiffs. That is, Mustang avoids having to disclose to a prospective customer that it is not equipped to deliver. Plane crash killed Jim Croce in Natchitoches, Louisiana in 1973 NEWS Jim Croce: The night the music died in Natchitoches, Louisiana on Sept. 20, 1973 Greg Hilburn The News Star 0:00. The burden of avoidance of this breach of duty by proof that the Croce group learned from sources other than Mustang of the substitution (of Roberts Airways) can hardly be placed upon the Croce group." 1974), repudiated the holding of Guerra. N83CT Aircraft Incident Harrisburg International Airport. Singer Jim Croce (30) killed, who just finished singing at a concert at Prather Colliseum 1 hour prior to crash. The purpose of the contract between the defendants and the decedent was to transport the decedent and the other members of the Jim Croce Group, not to transport marijuana. James Joseph Croce ( / kroti /; January 10, 1943 - September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Id. James Joseph "Jim" Croce (/kroti/; January 10, 1943 - September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer of the late 1960s and early 1970s. In DeBose the trial court had in fact given the requested instruction; the appellate court merely held that the trial judge had not erred in doing so. Although we need not decide whether the evidence at issue here would be admissible in a Louisiana court, we note here several cases suggesting that conjectural evidence concerning future earnings would be admissible. The Court is sensitive to the distinction between matters of habit and custom and general reputation. "5 Mustang contends that it is not liable under either theory. See also Francis v. Government Employers Insurance Co., 376 So.2d 609 (La.App. La.Civ. Finally, plaintiffs questioned Dr. Reals about a study indicating that persons who died from sudden heart attacks had either an abnormal EKG, high blood pressure, or a history of smoking. See also Dice v. Akron, Canton and Youngstown R. Co., 342 U.S. 359, 362, 72 S.Ct. Bluegrass Jamboree (@BGJamboree) July 31, 2018 Official investigation recorded that Reeves ran into the heavy rain at 4:52 p.m. and crashed only a minute later. We nevertheless held the evidence at issue to be admissible because it was presented in support of another theory. See the Query page for additional information. A lid (ounce) is all. The new organization, named Variety Artists International, Inc. ("Variety Artists"), was identical to Variety Theatre except that each of the purchasers became an officer of the new corporation, and the former president was removed. See, e. g., Michigan Cent. . The band, along with her manager, a pilot and a co-pilot . 1974), did not involve jury instructions and is not apposite here. 2315 (West 1979), applied. See Gutierrez v. Collins, 583 S.W.2d 312, 315 (Tex. Viewer discretion is advised. May 20, 2021 By Jim Moore Investigators found no faults in the left engine of a Beechcraft King Air 350 that stopped producing power just before the aircraft rolled to inverted and crashed into a hangar 17 seconds after takeoff from Addison, Texas, on June 30, 2019. Eventually, he was picked up by local police, interrogated, driven to the airport, and released. She was the former wrestling manager of Randy "Macho Man" Savage, and . Plaintiffs are entitled to recover a total of $20,000 for their nonpecuniary losses. By Jesus Jimnez. Defendants submit that the court's failure to appoint a guardian ad litem pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. December 10 Soul legend Otis Redding dies in a plane crash near Madison, Wisconsin When he left his final recording session in Memphis, Otis Redding intended to return soon to the song he'd. Accident Synopses - by month. (emphasis added). performance at Northwestern State University on Sept. 20, 1973." The. A formal autopsy was not done at the time; however, the cause of his death is listed as massive head as the result of the plane crash. 1969) (en banc), sets out the standard by which to measure the denial of a motion for a directed verdict or for a judgment n. o. v. Shipman mandates that we consider all of the evidence in the light most favorable to the party opposed to the motion in this instance, plaintiffs. The burden of avoidance of this breach of duty by proof that the Croce group learned from sources other than Mustang of the substitution can hardly be placed upon the Croce group. Pop singer-songwriter Jim Croce, 30, was killed September 20th when the single-engine plane in which he and five others were riding hit a tree on takeoff. 1978) (contrasting nonpecuniary loss with pecuniary loss), writ ref'd 369 So.2d 1364 (La. Moreover, in addition to the testimony of Dr. Gibbons, the plaintiffs sought to impeach the testimony of Dr. Reals during their cross examination of him. 184 (1961). At oral argument, however, defendants relied not on Louisiana law but on Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Liepelt, --- U.S. ----, 100 S.Ct. Mustang was under a duty to speak. Code Ann. In sum, the Defendants have calculatedly placed in evidence opinion evidence that Robert Elliott was a safe pilot and that because of his total hours and certifications adhered to such safe practices all leading to the conclusion hoped for by Defendants that he was unlikely to have made a mistake on this take-off. 755, 62 L.Ed.2d 689 (1980), decided by the Supreme Court after the submission of briefs in this case, for the proposition that the district court was required to give their requested instruction. 81, 216 So.2d 821, 822 (1968), the testimony was certainly relevant to the issue of damages. 404.22 The trial transcript makes clear, however, that the judge permitted this evidence to be introduced not for the purpose proscribed by Rule 404 but for the limited purpose of rebutting certain opinions given by defendants' experts concerning the pilot's previous deportment as a pilot.23 We agree with the district court, whose ruling is set out in the margin,24 that the admission of the evidence for this circumscribed purpose was entirely proper.25 Moreover, since the defendants themselves, despite repeated warnings by the trial court, "place(d) the general reputation of the pilot in issue, see n.24, supra, they cannot now be heard to complain of the district court's error, if any, in admitting this evidence. . Rule 17(c) authorizes the district court to appoint a guardian ad litem "for an infant . RAN FRM MOTEL TO NEAR ARPT, ABT 3MI. 398 (1952) (FELA plaintiff is entitled to a jury trial in state court notwithstanding a contrary state rule); C. Wright, Law of Federal Courts 195-196 (3d ed. On September 20th, 1973, Rock singer Jim Croce (30), members of his company (accompanist Maurice Muehleisen, manager Dennis Rast, and comedian George Stevens), and the pilot, died when their chartered Beechcraft E18S crashed while taking off from the Natchitoches, Louisiana airport. The crash killed both pilots and eight passengers on a private flight to Florida. This impeachment testimony, taken as a whole, in conjunction with the expert testimony of Dr. Gibbons, was sufficient to raise a jury question. It was a Part 91 personal flight in VFR conditions. The pilot, W. John Spencer, died in the crash Sept. 4 that injured his two passengers, a 16-year-old girl and her mother, who were on an Angel flight from Redding to Stanford Medical Center.. not otherwise represented in an action . Marceleno v. State Department of Highways, 367 So.2d 882, 889 (La.App. ), writ ref'd, 246 La. For all those reasons, and for the reasons which the Court will articulate after the verdict, the Plaintiff will be allowed hereafter to cross examine with regard to the prior record of Mr. Elliott and its effect upon the opinions of the witnesses and to offer into evidence affirmatively his record. at 757 and n.5 (emphasis added). In their brief, defendants observed that "the propriety of an instruction as to the effect of federal income tax law upon the issues (related to damages) is a matter of the proper application of Louisiana law" and proceeded to argue on the basis of Louisiana case law that the trial court's refusal to give their requested instruction constitutes reversible error. Aviation Accident Database & Synopses. The cockpit of flight 5191 lies in a field after the crash. Piedmont 4426 NMAC . 2190 In Type. The left engine and propeller were not recovered. Co., 257 La. 67, 5 L.Ed.2d 56 (1960). 1 on the U.S. "(I)f there is substantial evidence opposed to the motions, that is, evidence of such quality and weight that reasonable and fair-minded men in the exercise of impartial judgment might reach different conclusions, the motions should be denied, and the case submitted to the jury." Early life [ edit] Accordingly, you should apply a discount factor in accordance with the evidence in arriving at the sum to be awarded. In the absence of contrary authority,42 we follow the mandate of Guerra in upholding the district court's refusal to give the instruction. His songs "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and "Time in a Bottle" reached No. It thereby enjoys greater chance of future business. Absent a clear expression from the Louisiana courts favoring separate monetary awards for distinct elements of nonpecuniary damages,36 we decline to authorize separate awards here. At the 1974 American Music Awards, Croce posthumously won . 1980). Natchitoches, La. The dissent, in fact, explicitly recognizes that state law governs questions such as the one raised here unless the state law contravenes federal policies: This Court, to be sure, has asserted federal control over a number of incidents of state trial practice that might appear to be procedural, and has done so out of concern, apparently, for protecting the rights of FELA plaintiffs. Nor is the need for uniformity throughout the United States, which was "(o)ne of the purposes of the Federal Employer's Liability Act," id., 100 S.Ct. 5. . Thomas A. Demetrio, Chicago, Ill., Tom Davis, George M. Fleming, Austin, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees. These additional drugs have no bearing on our decision today. Mote was a 22-year-old dairy farmer who lived nearby and heard the commotion caused by the plane crash. The ability of Mustang to retain a substantial portion of the fee is reflective of its greater ability (than Roberts) to attract business stemming in no small part from its greater size. In American Airlines we articulated "the rule that evidence of a similar act of negligence is not admissible to prove negligence in performing the same act later." See 15 Am.Jur. "19 (emphasis added). . NTSB personnel inspect the debris from a medical transport plane crash near Stagecoach, Nevada. The final report for the crash will be released in 12 to 24 months, NTSB said. The wrongful death action in Liepelt arose under the FELA and not under a state statute, as the instant case did. 398; Brady v. Southern Railway, 320 U.S. 476, 479, 64 S.Ct. 10. Defendants concede that a common carrier ordinarily owes one who is a "passenger" the highest duty of care. There was no evidence adduced at trial to show that these other drugs were the property of the decedent. The court in Blancher held that the jury had erred "as a matter of law in refusing to fix any (damages) at all when the facts show entitlement to some amount." District Judge of the Western District of Louisiana, sitting by designation, A number of other plaintiffs joined in initiating this action, but they have since settled with the defendants, Mr. Roberts testified that Roberts Airways and Mustang had a longstanding agreement that Roberts Airways would fly charters that Mustang had booked but could not fly, After the crash, Mustang paid Roberts Airways $552.35 of the sum it had received from Variety Artists. 100 S.Ct. Evidence of the character of a witness, as provided in Rules 607, 608, and 609; (b) Other crimes, wrongs, or acts. From September 1972 until his death, plaintiffs' decedent was a road manager for Variety Theatre International, Inc. ("Variety Theatre"), an organization that booked and produced concerts for colleges throughout the United States. From the third trial, defendants appeal the court's admitting certain testimony concerning the decedent's future earnings, its refusing to give an instruction that any damages awarded by the jury would not be subject to federal income tax, and its permitting the jury to award separate damages for mental anguish and loss of love and affection. The agency said inspectors are documenting the crash site and examining the. For music history buffs, the name Lynyrd Skynyrd instantly conjures up the day in 1977 when three band members, including founder Ronnie Van Zant, died in a plane crash in the woods of Mississippi. There was some on two different ones, said Sheriff. 1968), Cf. 417. at 374. 908 (1918), which should be governed by state law. Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show that he acted in conformity therewith. One inference is that Mustang has a sufficient edge over Roberts to command such a healthy (as a percentage of the total) referral fee. Sources: NTSB wikipedia Revision history: Corrections or additions? 1978), cited by plaintiffs, acknowledges that damages for wrongful death "include not only loss of support, but also loss of the love and affection of the decedent and the grief and anguish of the survivor," id. After a short stint in the U.S. Army, where he supposedly met the character who inspired the song "Bad Bad Leroy Brown," Jim entered Villanova University for a . In the last year, the NTSB investigated 11 plane crashes in South Dakota and only four have final reports. We thus have no reason to suppose, as the Court in Liepelt did, that the jury labored under the misconception that federal taxes would be imposed. 100 S.Ct. It was at the base of this tree that the nose of the plane made contact with the ground, gouging out a crater six feet deep (in the bottom foreground). Reba McEntire and husband were on a 2nd plane. The jury was thus presented with a credibility choice between the parties' expert witnesses, and it was entitled to believe Dr. Gibbons rather than Dr. Reals. Id. Id. 1386, 60th Cong., 1st Sess., p. 3 (1908). R14290 Total Hours. Fed.R.Civ.P. Ironically, it was the news of his tragic plane crash that made Jim Croce a household name. Dr. Reals also admitted that his examination of the pilot's heart revealed no evidence of dead heart tissue or fibrosis (scarring); nor was there any evidence of "prior cardial infarct." The pilot, who was among the seven killed, had a commercial pilot certificate and a private pilot certificate and. L. W. Anderson, Robert C. Johnson, Dallas, Tex., for Mustang. (James Joseph Croce), plane crash in Louisiana in 1973. Moreover, we are not convinced that the probative value of the evidence was outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice. The crash site was in a wooded area north-northeast of Brentwood approximately at the junction of Baxter Lane and Franklin Pike Circle, just east of what is now Interstate 65, and about 6 miles south-west of Nashville International Airport 4 minutes before touchdown. Early in the investigation into the cause of the New Jersey plane crash, one thing officials know for certain is that Fischer had experience overcoming Cessna mechanical failure. The following statement from the court's explanatory Memorandum and Order, issued after Mustang challenged its Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, provides the basis for Mustang's assertion: "Mustang was under a duty to speak. Allen Neuman, a former road manager for Variety Theatre, testified that he had been trained for that position by the decedent. However, that stipulation was made only for the purposes of the July 1976 trial in which Mustang's vicarious liability was the sole material issue. Despite some broad language approving an instruction that informs the jury that an award of damages will not be subject to income tax, see id. quote from Croce follows and the names of the six men killed: Croce, Maurice Muehleissen, George Stevens, Dominick Cortese, Robert Newton. NTSB/AAR-14-01 - Descent Below Visual Glidepath and Impact With Seawall, Asiana Airlines Flight 214; San Francisco, CA; July 6, 2013; NTSB/AAR-14-02 - Crash During a Nighttime Nonprecision Instrument Approach to Landing, UPS Flight 1354; Birmingham, AL; August 8, 2013; NTSB/AAR-14-03 - Crash Following Encounter with Instrument Meteorological Conditions After Departure from Remote Landing Site . Besides the direct evidence of nondisclosure provided by Linden, the district court relied on testimony given by the president of Roberts Airways that it was customary for Roberts Airways not to disclose to customers that they were substituting for Mustang. On the evening of September 20, 1973, a Beech Model 18 Aircraft carrying singer Jim Croce and his entourage (the "Jim Croce Group" or the "group") crashed shortly after takeoff from the Natchitoches, Louisiana, airport. Curiously, defendants do not object to the admission of the testimony of Lloyd St. Martin, former office manager and travel coordinator of Variety Theatre and an officer of Variety Artists. Id. Accordingly, the district judge's refusal to give the instruction was proper. There are so many stories involving the crash. Jim Croce met a similar end when his small commercial plane went down, at the height of his career. Plaintiffs' counsel also got Dr. Reals to admit that "in all medical probability a man whose arteries had narrowed as much as the pilot's" would have had some symptoms of cardiac abnormality. Given all of the evidence on plaintiffs' various theories of negligence and the conflicting evidence concerning the pilot's alleged heart attack, we conclude that the trial judge rightly denied defendants' motion for a directed verdict and let the issue of the pilot's negligence go to the jury.16 It follows that his denial of defendant's motion for a judgment n. o. v. was proper as well. See United States v. Spiegel, 604 F.2d 961, 966 (5th Cir. Its certified maximum gross weight was 6,613 pounds. 51 et seq., for damages that his survivors suffered as a result of his death. The district court concluded as a matter of law that "Mustang is estopped to deny agency because Mustang led the Croce group to believe that Robert Elliott, the pilot, was Mustang's agent, flying Mustang's airplane," and that "(t)he Croce Group reasonably relied, to its detriment, on Mustang's implied promise that Mustang would fly the charter flight." An airline passenger may be subject to other penalties for transporting a small amount of marijuana in violation of state or federal laws, but he is still entitled to the assurance that a carrier will exercise the utmost degree of care in order to insure his safety. One may be induced to act to his injury on account of the silence of one interested in a transaction, and when such course of action is permitted with a knowledge of the interested party or induced by silence or tacit acquiescence, the doctrine of estoppel may be invoked. He disclosed that in September 1973, at the time of the airplane crash, his salary was $600 per month. ", Plaintiffs alleged, inter alia, that the pilot was negligent for taking off downwind into a "black hole," for failing to perform a preflight check, and for taking off when he was in an unstable mental and physical condition, Vandenberg was also an accident investigator for the Natchitoches sheriff's office. Croce was 30. 295 So.2d at 74-75. 2151, 64 L.Ed.2d ---- (1980). 232, 234, 88 L.Ed. REMARKS- PLT HAD SEV CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. (emphasis added). Damages for Mental Anguish and Loss of Affection. However, they argue that the decedent lost his status as a "passenger" by carrying marijuana aboard the airplane and thereby became a mere licensee, invitee, or trespasser to whom they owed only a duty of ordinary care.17 Evidence adduced at trial showed that the decedent was carrying a small amount of marijuana18 on his person. NASHVILLE, Aug. 2 (AP) Jim Reeves, 39 years old, the countrymusic singer, and a companion were found dead in the wreckage of a private, singleengine plane 10 miles south of here today. He thereupon contacted John Roberts, President of Bromley Corporation, d/b/a Roberts Airways ("Roberts Airways"), who agreed to provide a Roberts Airways plane and pilot to fly the charter for Mustang.2 Whether the group or its booking agent was ever notified that Roberts Airways had been substituted for Mustang is disputed by the parties. 0:48. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Crash of a Beechcraft E18S in Natchitoches: 6 killed Date & Time: Sep 20, 1973 at 2245 LT Type of aircraft: Beechcraft E18 Operator: Robert Airways Registration: N50JR Flight Phase: Takeoff (climb) Flight Type: Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight) Survivors: No Site: Airport (less than 10 km from airport) Schedule: Natchitoches - Dallas MSN: REZA Mustang enjoys enhancement of custom by being able to furnish the requested charter service. Federal investigators will issue preliminary findings in the next week to 10 days surrounding the Thursday helicopter crash . Id. 1960) (footnote omitted).33 However, no case to which we have been referred stands for the proposition that plaintiffs in a wrongful death action can recover separate monetary awards for loss of love and affection on the one hand and for sorrow and mental anguish on the other. He released five studio albums between 1966 and 1973, before his untimely death in 1973. In light of Linden's testimony, this finding is not clearly erroneous. The other. A "black hole," according to Dr. Gibbons, is the proper term for a black night takeoff. (emphasis added). In his final charge, the judge explained to the jury that he was admitting "evidence of the prior accidents experienced by Robert N. Elliott not because they have any bearing on the cause of the crash now in question but to avoid your possibly concluding (by inference from defendants' experts' testimony) that no such incidents had occurred." 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