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Suit filed blames air traffic for Pride crash
A federal lawsuit by Athens Leasing Corp seeks 86 491 from the government over the 1980 midair collision near Bridgeport that killed two people in a Cessna 172 while Charley Pride and 13 band members survived. The suit accuses Fort Worth air traffic controllers of negligence.
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Associated Press Dallas
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Athens Leasing Corp
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Federal Aviation Administration