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The pilot and owner of the aircraft, Michael
Anders did not have insurance on the aircraft as
the FAA nor federal or state law require private
planes to be covered. Crockett has filed this
lawsuit as she feels the FAA should have
required owners of private aircraft be insured
against accidents.
On January 4, 2013, a four-seat 1957 Beechcraft
H35 Bonanza, N375B departed Saint Lucie County
International Airport (FPR), Fort Pierce,
Florida, for Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
(DKX), Knoxville, Tennessee. Onboard was the
pilot Michael Anders, 58, and passengers Duane
Shaw, 59 and Charissee Peoples, 42.
The aircraft departed FPR and climbed to 7,500
feet, at which time the pilot reported to air
traffic control (ATC) he was having engine
problems, vibrations and an “oil pressure
problem.” ATC provided the pilot with radar
vectors for a landing at a nearby airport. The
Beechcraft Bonanza was about 2.5 miles northwest
of the airport, at an altitude of about 5,300
feet when the pilot reported that the engine oil
pressure was “zero” with “cool cylinders.”
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