plane crashed on takeoff attempt after emergency landing

"Happy Dog" wrote in message
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"Gary Drescher" wrote in

You'd better read yours carefully. AFAIK, standard auto policies don't
cover losses incurred during the commission of a serious crime.

Same with aviation policies, and the crime doesn't have to be serious. My
AOPA/AIG policy, for instance, doesn't cover any damage that arises while
the plane is used with my knowledge and consent for any unlawful purpose.

Yeah. I just wanted to make some distinction there. I don't know exactly
what level of crime loses your claim. You meant, of course, that your
"knowledge and consent" was given only for the lawful use of the plane.
You're still SOL if there's a loss while the person who had your consent
uses it in the commission of a crime.

Actually, the wording seems ambiguous in that regard. It says there's no
coverage when the plane is "operated with your knowledge and consent for...
an unlawful purpose". I think that's most naturally read to mean that the
unlawful purpose has to be with my knowledge and consent. But it could be
argued that it just means that the plane is operated with my knowledge and
consent, and that the plane was operated for an unlawful purpose.

--Gary