FAA Pays $3.75M In Vilano Beach Crash
Father, Daughter, Friend Died In Crash Into Atlantic Ocean
"We're not going to make it," Tillman radioed. Minutes later, a FAA controller announced, "No. 22 Lima just crashed.Anna Kipp and another friend, Rachel Hostetler, got out and were eventually pulled from the water. Kipp died at the hospital. Hostetler survived.The Tillmans were found several weeks later when a shrimping boat snagged part of the wreckage.Wilner said the settlement brings some satisfaction and closure for the families."Nothing can bring back Mr. Tillman or his daughter, Hanna," Wilner said.Wilner believes everyone would have survived if the controller had directed the plane east, instead of south."That's why we pay controllers: to help these airplanes. And when they run into problems, those controllers have to know, look, airplanes don't float, You've got to get them over the beach," Wilner said.Wilner said the families the Tillman family was given $3 million and the Kipp family $750,000.The FAA told Channel 4 it will not comment on the settlement now because it has not been finalized by the court.- February 23, 2006: Calm Pilot Reported Problems Before Crash Off St. Augustine
- February 22, 2006: Family Of Plane Crash Victims Return To Fla. To Thank Rescuers
- January 3, 2006: Family Thankful Investigators Find Victims Of December Plane Crash
- January 2, 2006: Shrimp Boat Finds Wreckage, Victims Of December Plane Crash
- December 27, 2005: Search Continues For Father, Daughter, Plane Lost In Crash
- December 20, 2005: Coast Guard: Rescue Mission For 2 In Plane Crash Suspended
- December 18, 2005: One Killed, One Rescued, Two Missing In Plane Crash
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