Jan
14
The family of a Lake Worth woman who died when a plane crashed into her mobile home in October is suing the estate of the prominent pilot killed in the crash.
Attorneys representing the family of the deceased Banny Galicia, 21, and her father Domingo Galicia filed a lawsuit on Jan. 7 against the estate of Dan Shalloway.
Shalloway, 64, a former engineer and local government consultant, was flying the 1973 single-engine Piper Cherokee that crashed into the Mar-Mak Colony Club mobile home park at 5:33 p.m. on Oct. 13.
The lawsuit maintains that “Shalloway negligently operated and/or maintained the (airplane) causing it to crash upon the residence of Banny Galicia and Domingo Galicia.”
Domingo Galicia said he was sitting on the porch with his daughter sleeping inside when the plane crashed into their mobile home.
The lawsuit argues that Domingo Galicia “will continue to suffer future losses as a result of this tragic and horrible airplane collision.”
Dan Shalloway appeared to be making routine maneuvers on Tuesday while preparing to land at the Palm Beach County Park Airport.
But something went terribly wrong. He crashed into a mobile home park near Palm Springs after apparently losing control in a matter of seconds.
Online flight-tracking…
Dan Shalloway appeared to be making routine maneuvers on Tuesday while preparing to land at the Palm Beach County Park Airport.
But something went terribly wrong. He crashed into a mobile home park near Palm Springs after apparently losing control in a matter of seconds.
Online flight-tracking…
(Kate Jacobson)
On Oct. 13, Shalloway took off from the airport in Lantana and flew to Kissimmee Gateway Airport, near Orlando. Seven hours later, after getting 20 gallons of fuel, Shalloway flew back toward Lantana, according to an accident report released in October.
Nearing the airport, the plane made an “S” shaped turn before crashing, according to authorities.
Shalloway’s wife, Lisa Tropepe, a commissioner for the town of Palm Beach Shores, is named in the lawsuit as a representative of Shalloway’s estate.
Tropepe as well as representatives for the Galicia family could not be reached for comment Thursday, despite attempts by phone and email.
As Domingo Galicia sat in a chair staring at the front porch of his small, white trailer home, friends brought him food to eat, pats on the back and words of affection.
Galicia stayed unmoved, somberly gazing at his home — the front intact as if nothing unusual had occurred the day before, the…
As Domingo Galicia sat in a chair staring at the front porch of his small, white trailer home, friends brought him food to eat, pats on the back and words of affection.
Galicia stayed unmoved, somberly gazing at his home — the front intact as if nothing unusual had occurred the day before, the…
(Kate Jacobson and Rebeca Piccardo)
Shalloway was a founding member of the engineering firm Shalloway, Foy, Raman Newell. He left the firm in 2007 after a corruption scandal involving Shalloway, his former partner and former County Commissioner Warren Newell and an undisclosed fee for a reservoir project that Shalloway championed. Shalloway never faced criminal charges.
abreid@sunsentinel.com, 561-228-5504 or Twitter @abreidnews
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