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If you or someone you love has been severely injured or killed in a plane or helicopter accident, you might be eligible to recover financial compensation for your losses. Damages might include: property damage, personal injury, wrongful death, and pain and suffering. To find out if you qualify, please fill out the form below and an experienced aviation lawyer will contact you shortly.

If you would like immediate assistance, please call 1-800-778-3753.

Your confidentiality matters. No information, including phone numbers and email addresses will be exchanged, shared or sold to a third party. Submissions do not constitute an Attorney/Client privilege. We look forward to hearing from you and will be in contact shortly.

Aviation Facts

  • Approximately 80 percent of all plane crashes occur shortly before or after takeoff or landing due to human error or mechanical failures.
  • According to an aviation accident survey of nearly 2,200 plane crashes from 1950 to 2004, the number one cause of aviation accidents is pilot error, which results in 45 percent of accidents. Undetermined causes: 33 percent. Mechanical failure: 13 percent.
  • In 2005, there were a total of 1,764 aviation accidents in the United States that resulted in 600 fatalities. Low-level maneuvering of an aircraft was the leading cause of fatal aviation accidents from 1998 to 2004.
  • In 2004, more than 70 percent of all plane crashes that ended in serious injury or fatality occurred during a personal flight. General aviation accidents occur more frequently than airline or business aviation accidents.
  • The most recent statistics on midair collisions has shown a steady decline. In 2004, there were 10 midair accidents resulting in 10 fatalities compared to 11 collisions in 2003 with 23 deaths.