Mclean V. 988011 Ontario

This negligence action arises out of three deaths in the crash of a private plane. Michigan resident Brian Jiggens purchased a used Piper Cherokee airplane in March 1994 from American Flight & Technology. After purchasing the 18-year-old plane, Jiggens hired Plane Perfection of Goderich, Ontario, Canada to paint and refurbish it. Plane Perfection stripped, refinished, and applied new paint, replaced the stabilator tips, dorsal fin fairing, tail cone and patches on the wings, and installed a screw kit. In addition to painting the aircraft, Plane Perfection spent over 50 hours repairing the wing tips, cowlings, and fuselage. Allen Ball and Don White of B&B Aircraft inspected and certified the aircraft, because Plane Perfection was not itself an approved maintenance organization.