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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.

Plane Crash Victim’s Family Sues Plane Pilot and Owner

March 7 , 2007 -

The family of a man who was killed when a plane crashed into his mobile home last year has filed a wrongful death suit against the owner and pilot of the plane.

Lucien Broussard burned to death in the accident. His children Kevin Broussard and Sheila Legnon seek monetary damages from the plane’s owner – LCS Corrections Services – and the estate of the pilot Farrel Skelton, who also died in the wreck.

The Accident

Lucien Broussard, 73 when he died, was sitting in his mobile home on July 18 when a Beech BE58P crashed into it after an aborted landing at LeMaire Memorial Airport.

The mobile home caught fire. According to the suit, Broussard suffered third-degree burns to his face, neck, back, head and arms. The suit states that Lucien survived long enough to dial 9-1-1 then “died in excruciating and unimaginable pain.”

According to the suit, Lucien had donated the mobile home – valued at $16,000 before it was destroyed – to his children months before the crash.

Lucien’s Jeep – worth $2,900 – and his mobile home contents were also destroyed.

The Accusations

According to the lawsuit, LCS Corrections Services and Skelton committed various acts of negligence. Among them are:

· Attempting to land without knowledge of the runway’s location relative to the plane
· Failing to sustain appropriate airspeed
· Failing to exercise due care in the operation of an aircraft

The lawsuit contends that Shelia Legnon and Kevin Broussard are entitled to compensation for their father’s wrongful death.

It also holds that Shelia is entitled to compensatory damages for the emotional impact witnessing her father’s mobile home burn down had on her.

Victim of a plane crash? If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed in a plane crash, please contact us today for a free consultation with an experienced and effective aviation attorney who can answer your questions, examine your situation, determine where the blame lies, and plan the best course to the recovery of the compensation you and your family may be due.

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