Originally Posted by olasec
I think there are some prosecution once in a while, a recent case was the 2005 crash of Challenger at Teterboro, the accident uncovered the whole slew of shenanigans the operators of this flying outfit were engaged in.
Right. The *management* was convicted of fraud and other violations which came to light as a result of the accident. I relatively sure that the pilots were did not face criminal charges.
Originally Posted by olasec
A classic case that I recall was the sentencing to 18 months of prison time of both MD-11 JAL pilots (in Japan) for causing 14 deaths in an accident that took place in 1997.
OK, that happened in *Japan* the context of my post was whether or not
pilots face criminal prosecution for accidents in the
United States