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• 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.

Some of the most common causes of aviation accidents include:

• pilot error,
• negligence by a flight service employee or air traffic controller,
• faulty equipment or mechanical failure,
• weather,
• and sabotage.
• Violations of Federal Aviation Administration safety regulations and aviation law are also a frequent cause of aviation accidents.

Co-Pilot Files Negligence Lawsuit

July 21, 2006 -

Suit filed against aircraft maker, owner after plane crash accident takes lives.

A negligence lawsuit was filed this month on behalf of the co-pilot of an aircraft that crashed in 2004, killing three people including the youngest son of Dick Ebersol, NBC Sports executive.

The lawsuit, filed against the plane's owner, manufacturer, and charter company alleges the twin-engine Canadair jet was defective because the training and operating manuals failed to disclose that it was extremely susceptible to icing.

However, the National Transportation Safety Board, the agency responsible for investigating all aviation accidents, found that the crash was most likely caused by the pilot's failure to adequately inspect the jet's wings for icing.

The accident took place on Nov. 28, 2004 as the jet was taking off from a Montrose airport. Pilot Luis Polanco-Espaillat, 14-year-old Teddy Ebersol, and flight attendant Warren Richardson III were killed in the crash. Other passengers were injured but survived the incident.

The lawsuit names eight defendants including aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Corp. as well as the charter service that owned the jet, Hop-A-Jet Inc.

Injured in a plane crash? Please contact us today to speak with a qualified and experienced aviation lawyer who can inform you of your legal rights and options.

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