The estate of Ted Christopher, the famed Connecticut-based NASCAR driver, filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the estate of the man piloting the plane when the two were killed in a 2017 crash.
Christopher’s estate is seeking damages in excess of $75,000, alleging that the pilot and owner of the plane, Charles P. Dundas, failed to properly maintain the plane before it went down.
The plane, Mooney M20C aircraft, experienced a total loss of engine power on a flight from Robertson Field Airport in Plainville to Westhampton Beach, New York, on Long Island, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report.