A Washington State jury awarded $16.9 million to the estate of a Wenatchee man who died in a 2019 plane crash in Alaska.

Jury Finds PenAir Primarily Responsible

The verdict came after a six-week trial and roughly three days of jury deliberation in King County Superior Court. The Jury awarded the money to the estate of 38-year-old David Oltman. His PenAir Flight to Unalaska overran the end of the runway and crashed. Oltman was the only passenger who died due to his injuries.

Maintenance Errors, Tailwind Landing Cited

According to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board, PenAir's maintenance contractors cross-wired the left landing gear's wheel speed sensors during a prior overhaul, which disabled the antiskid braking system.

The NTSB also cited the crew's decision to lan

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