Community mourns one-year anniversary of deadly Clearwater small plane crash
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Community mourns one-year anniversary of deadly Clearwater small plane crash
Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of a deadly small plane crash in a Clearwater mobile home park.
Three people, including the pilot, were killed, and one person was injured. The NTSB's investigation into the exact cause of the crash is still ongoing.
The families of the two women killed on the ground, 86-year-old Martha Parry and 54-year-old Mary Ellen Pender, have filed wrongful death lawsuits against the estate of the pilot.

Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of a deadly small plane crash in a Clearwater mobile home park.
The attorney for Parry's family, Justin Green of Kreindler Aviation Law Firm said, "Essentially she [Parry] was just enjoying a beautiful day when an airplane crashed into her home and, sadly, that's how her life ended."
Parry was a mother of three, grandmother to 11, and great-grandmother to one. She said, "She's from New York, and she loved playing golf and loved the local community down there. Had plenty of friends."
One of those friends was Pender, who, on the night of Feb. 1, 2024, attended a party at Parry's and helped clean up after.
A Bonanza V35 plane piloted by 54-year-old Jemin Patel, suddenly crashed into the home. Parry, Pender, and Patel were killed.
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FOX 13 spoke to the attorneys of both families last August about the wrongful death lawsuits filed against Patel's estate, Control Data Inc.
Green said, "If she [Parry] had been hit by a car, it would have made more sense. But to be sitting in her home and have an airplane crash right into it, it's just something that's unimaginable."

Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of a deadly small plane crash in a Clearwater mobile home park.
On Saturday, Green said the lawsuit is ongoing. "What the insurance company has done is essentially make an offer of the entire policy. They're not defending the case, but there's going to be a proceeding to determine a fair allocation of those funds," he explained.
An interpleader has been filed which deposits Control Data Inc.'s $1 million policy to the courts which will soon determine how those funds will be distributed between complainants: the Parry and Pender families, personal injuries and property damage.
"It will likely go to arbitration, some sort of form of binding arbitration. That should happen in the coming months," he said.
However, Green said the losses in this tragedy far outweigh the insurance and assets available.
The Source: Information for this story was gathered by FOX 13's Jennifer Kveglis.
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