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Top Gun Stunt Pilot Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit

3/3/2026

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  • A wrongful death lawsuit involving Jonathan Spano, the Top Gun: Maverick stunt pilot, has settled after Tanya Hendry died in a December 2020 ATV accident at his California beach festival.
  • Hendry's family alleged Spano neglected safety precautions and that his parties featured drug use.
  • ATV driver Maria Arayza-Alvarez pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
  • Hendry was a bartender and artist who was remembered by her workplace as generous.