Nige321
1st Apr 2019, 13:47
Daily Mail story... (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6872277/Family-millionaire-couple-killed-plane-crash-sue-makers-3million.html)
Family of a millionaire couple who were killed when their £100,000 'kit-built' light aircraft crashed on their way home from the Isle of Wight are suing the plane's makers for £3m
Lewis Tonkinson and wife Sally were killed when their Alpi Pioneer struck trees
Son George, who was six at the time, survived after father warned him to brace
Frank Cavaciuti, who allegedly sold plane to Tonkinson, among those being sued
The 74-year-old says the plane should never have taken off due to poor weather
Lewis and Sally Tonkinson (pictured) died in a crash when their 'kit-built' Alpi Pioneer plane hit tress and then plummeted to the ground
The family of a millionaire couple who were killed when their light aircraft crashed are suing the people who made the plane for £3million in compensation.
Marketing tycoon Lewis and wife Sally Tonkinson were killed when their £100,000 'kit-built' Alpi Pioneer plane struck trees and hit the ground at Popham Airfield, Hampshire, in January 2015.
Mr Tonkinson, who was at the controls of the aircraft, had diverted to Popham due to tricky flying weather, but his plane's engine 'seized and then stalled' as he came in to land.
The 50-year-old was flying his wife and son George home from the Isle of Wight so that his child could attend a birthday party when tragedy struck.
His daughter Hayley Tonkinson, 30, is spearheading a court fight for damages by surviving family members.
The family's barrister, Lionel Stride, told London's High Court that super-rich Mr Tonkinson had held a flying licence for seven years before his death in the crash.
The couple's son George, then aged six, was on board the doomed plane and was badly injured but survived the impact - after his dad warned him to 'brace' as the plane came down.
Family of a millionaire couple who were killed when their £100,000 'kit-built' light aircraft crashed on their way home from the Isle of Wight are suing the plane's makers for £3m
Lewis Tonkinson and wife Sally were killed when their Alpi Pioneer struck trees
Son George, who was six at the time, survived after father warned him to brace
Frank Cavaciuti, who allegedly sold plane to Tonkinson, among those being sued
The 74-year-old says the plane should never have taken off due to poor weather
Lewis and Sally Tonkinson (pictured) died in a crash when their 'kit-built' Alpi Pioneer plane hit tress and then plummeted to the ground
The family of a millionaire couple who were killed when their light aircraft crashed are suing the people who made the plane for £3million in compensation.
Marketing tycoon Lewis and wife Sally Tonkinson were killed when their £100,000 'kit-built' Alpi Pioneer plane struck trees and hit the ground at Popham Airfield, Hampshire, in January 2015.
Mr Tonkinson, who was at the controls of the aircraft, had diverted to Popham due to tricky flying weather, but his plane's engine 'seized and then stalled' as he came in to land.
The 50-year-old was flying his wife and son George home from the Isle of Wight so that his child could attend a birthday party when tragedy struck.
His daughter Hayley Tonkinson, 30, is spearheading a court fight for damages by surviving family members.
The family's barrister, Lionel Stride, told London's High Court that super-rich Mr Tonkinson had held a flying licence for seven years before his death in the crash.
The couple's son George, then aged six, was on board the doomed plane and was badly injured but survived the impact - after his dad warned him to 'brace' as the plane came down.