The Discovery Channel robbed a 15-year-old girl of her father ...
when he perished in a helicopter crash while filming a reality show for
the network -- this according to a new lawsuit.Sonya Joubert -- the
mother of 15-year-old Sofia Donatelli -- just sued Discovery on her
daughter's behalf ... claiming the 2013 chopper accident that killed
45-year-old Michael Donatelli was the result of Discovery's shocking
lapse of judgment for allowing a very dangerous flight plan.Michael
Donatelli -- a Special Forces veteran -- was a passenger in the
helicopter when it inexplicably crashed just north of L.A. a year ago.
He was starring in an unnamed military-themed reality project for
Discovery at the time. The helicopter pilot and a cameraman were also
killed in the crash. The show never made it to air. Aside from the
flight plan ... the suit claims Discovery allowed the chopper to fly at
low altitudes, over hilly terrain, with low light, poor visibility, and
in frost conditions. The lawsuit also claims Discovery should have known
the pilot was "unfit" to operate the helicopter.We've reached out to
Discovery, so far no word back.
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