A Pennsylvania jury handed down an $89 million verdict against Textron’s Lycoming aircraft engine division, which was sued for a 1999 Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee accident in which three people were killed and one was seriously injured. The jury awarded $24.7 million in compensatory damages and $64 million in punitive damages, finding that Lycoming had manufactured a defective carburetor and failed to disclose the defects to the Federal Aviation Administration. According to a statement sent to POGO by Textron Systems: “Lycoming is disappointed with the verdict. Lycoming will aggressively pursue post trial motions and, if necessary, aggressively pursue an appeal.”