JANUARY 26, 2009 – A lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court names seven companies responsible for a January 2007 helicopter crash that killed four people off the San Diego coast. The MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter went down in the water during a training mission near San Clemente Island, off the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard.
The lawsuit was filed last week on behalf of the family members of three Navy sailors who died in the crash, Petty Officer First Class Cory Helman, Lt. Adam Dyer and Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher H. Will. Named in the lawsuit are Sikorsky Aircraft, the helicopter’s manufacturer, along with other companies that manufactured parts for the helicopter. Alcoa, Pacific Scientific, Hi-Shear Corp., Parker-Hannifin Corp. and General Electric.
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