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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.

Airline Crashes

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.

Aviaiton Law News

Plane Crash Expected to Bring Lawsuits

July 25, 2007 -

Officials are still trying to solve the mystery of what happened aboard a small plane causing it to crash.

However, one thing is certain, the crash, which killed both pilots and three others on board is sure to bring a slew of lawsuits.

Unexpected Crash

Before the crash occurred, the two pilots, Dr. Bruce Kennedy, husband of International Speedway Corp. executive Lesa France Kennedy, Michael Klemm, a NASCAR pilot for 21 years, reportedly told ground control of smoke in the cockpit.

Officials do not know the cause of the accident and are still looking into one very important question, who had control of the plane when it crashed?

Pilot Mystery

Although federal investigators claim they do not know who was in control, NASCAR insists that Kennedy was the pilot.

New York attorney Ken McCallion explained why NASCAR attorneys would make such a claim, “If a NASCAR employee did not have control of the plane, it's not a NASCAR incident.”

Lawsuits In Waiting

The families who lost three loved ones and two houses on the ground when the plane crashed are in talks of suing NASCAR, the owners of the plane.

The plane's manufacturer, Cessna, will also be named in the suit, along with any maintenance companies that worked on the aircraft.

The relatives of the pilots are also expected to sue Cessna for defective parts.

Spokesman for NASCAR Ramsey Poston, says he is unsure as to what procedures were followed in checking the plane before take off and who was given authorization to use the plane.

“At this point our focus has been on the families,” says Poston, “we are all in mourning.”

(Source: News Journal Online)

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