Passenger's family files suit against pilot's widow

SAVANNAH - The family of a Savannah builder killed in a plane crash has filed a lawsuit against the pilot&#39;s widow. <br> <br> Four men in a single-engine Piper PA-32 died in a Feb. 6 crash shortly after takeoff from the Peachtree-DeKalb Airport. The group was returning from the state Homebuilders Association convention in Atlanta. <br> <br> Killed were: pilot C.A. ``Tony&#39;&#39; Griffin, a homebuilder; passengers, Bobby Reed Jr., also a builder, and two Savannah Electric employees, Mark W. Neville and Rodney J. Hall. <br> <br> Reed&#39;s parents, Bobby Sr. and Carolyn Reed, and his brother, Rock K. Reed, filed suit Tuesday in Chatham County State Court. The complaint was filed against Rhonda Griffin. <br> <br> ``C.A. Griffin breached that duty by failing to maintain control over the aircraft to prevent its crashing into the ground causing injuries and death,&#39;&#39; the lawsuit reads. <br> <br> The complaint alleges Reed didn&#39;t contribute to the accident and that Griffin had the duty to take reasonable care in preventing the crash. <br> <br> The plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of damages for Reed&#39;s pain and suffering, as well as funeral and burial expenses. <br> <br> Authorities have not determined the cause of the crash. According to reports, the Federal Aviation Administration had given warnings about icing conditions and moderate turbulence in Atlanta.

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