
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, January 23, 1994                   TAG: 9401230137
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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2ND LAWSUIT FILED IN PLANE CRASH THAT KILLED KULWICKI

The wife of a pilot who died in a 1993 plane crash that killed NASCAR Winston Cup driver Alan Kulwicki and two others is suing the manufacturer of the aircraft's engines.

Barbara Campbell, widow of pilot Charles Campbell, was among those filing two lawsuits in U.S. District Court in Greeneville, Tenn.

The first lawsuit, filed by Barbara Campbell on behalf of herself and her husband's estate, seeks up to $5 million in damages from Allied-Signal Inc., Garrett Corp. and five Allied-Signal subsidiaries.

A second lawsuit against the same companies was brought by Barbara Campbell, Hooters of America Inc., Insurance Company of North America and Eastern Foods Inc. That lawsuit asks for $1.5 million in damages, plus compensation for insurance settlements.

The lawsuits stem from the April 1, 1993, crash that killed Kulwicki, Campbell and Hooters executives Mark Brooks and Dan Duncan.

Kulwicki, 38, the 1992 Winston Cup champion who was sponsored by Hooters, was on his way from a promotional appearance in Knoxville, Tenn., to Bristol International Raceway. The twin-engine Fairchild Merlin 300 aircraft was approaching Tri-City Airport in Blountville when it crashed nose-first into a field.

Keywords:
AUTO RACING FATALITY

by CNB