New Orleans Anchor's Family Sues Plane Maker

The family of longtime WVUE Anchor Nancy Parker is suing the company that made the plane that Parker was killed in when it crashed.

The lawsuit was filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court by Glen Boyd, the husband of Nancy Parker, against the owner of the biplane, Drug Fighters Enterprises and Lycoming Engines.

According to the lawsuit, the plane carrying Parker had a defective engine. The plane's pilot, Franklin J.P. Augustus, was also killed in the Aug. 16 crash.

The plane had a delayed takeoff that day from Lakefront Airport due to mechanical problems, the lawsuit states. Augustus had been cleared to return to the airport when the aircraft struck the ground in a nearby field, the National Transportation Safety Board said in August.

The lawsuit also names the couple's children as petitioners. Neither Boyd nor his attorneys immediately returned requests for comment Wednesday.

Drug Fighters Enterprises could not immediately be reached for comment. A spokeswoman for Lycoming Engines told NBC News it does not comment on current litigation.

Parker was killed back in August while shooting a story on Augustus for the station.

H/T MSN

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