09-06-2017 11:38 via connecticut.cbslocal.com

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Flight Academy

HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – An attorney for the student pilot who died in a plane crash in Connecticut has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the flight school involved.
In the lawsuit, an attorney for Feras Freitekh accuses the American Flight Academy of carelessness and negligence. Attorney Michael Peck says he is claiming there were also maintenance issues with the plane.
Freitekh was killed and his instructor Arian Prevalla was badly burned in the 2016 crash in East
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