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SAN DIEGO — A wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the parents of Emma Huke, one of six people killed in the San Diego plane crash that devastated a Tierrasanta neighborhood in May 2025. The lawsuit names the estate of Dave Shapiro, the pilot who owned and flew the Cessna Citation, as well as the companies that allegedly owned, operated or benefited from the aircraft. The city of San Diego is also named as a defendant. Huke was 25 when she was killed in the May 22 crash near Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. According to the lawsuit, Huke's parents, Timothy and Allison Huke, are suing over what they say were failures by Shapiro, the companies connected to the flight and the city-owned airport.
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It also alleges the aircraft was defectively designed or manufactured and that proper warnings, maintenance and repairs were not provided.
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SAN DIEGO — A wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the parents of Emma Huke, one of six people killed in the San Diego plane crash that devastated a Tierrasanta neighborhood in May 2025. The lawsuit names the estate of Dave Shapiro, the pilot who owned and flew the Cessna Citation, as well as the companies that allegedly owned, operated or benefited from the aircraft. The city of San Diego is also named as a defendant. Huke was 25 when she was killed in the May 22 crash near Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. According to the lawsuit, Huke's parents, Timothy and Allison Huke, are suing over what they say were failures by Shapiro, the companies connected to the flight and the city-owned airport.
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