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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.

Lawsuit Filed By Mourning Mother

August 8, 2007 -

A mother in mourning is seeking compensation for the loss of her daughter due to fatal plane crash.

The suit claims the plane crash caused agony and life-changing loss due to negligence.

Fatal Crash

The single-engine plane took off from Natchez-Adams County Airport in Mississippi and was headed to Wichita Falls.

However, not long after take off, the plane unexpectedly crashed.

Aboard the plane were two 10-year-old girls, Jessi Marie Harris and Victoria Ranae Spiers, Carmen Hastings, Victoria's mother and Jessi's grandfather, Vincent J. Lewis III who was flying the plane.

Hastings was the only person to survive the crash and says she is now forced to carry with her injuries and a loss that will affect her the rest of her life.

Lawsuits Filed

Two civil suits have been filed in relation to the crash.

Hastings has filed a suit against Robert D. Cook and Robert Cook and Associates Inc, the owners of the plane and Marlene D. Lewis, who represents the Vincent Lewis Estates.

Both suits claim the crash has caused pain, expenses and a mother's loss that cannot be described nor replaced.

This past week the family of Jessi Marie Harris joined the Hastings suit and filed on behalf of their lost child.

Suit Claims

The suits not only name Robert D. Cook and Robert Cook and Associates Inc., but they also list the unknown parties involved in the plane's manufacturing and maintenance.

Both lawsuits claim the defendants were negligent in the servicing and inspecting of the plane.

(Source: Times Record News)

Have you or someone you loved been injured or killed in a plane crash? If so, please contact us today to speak with an experienced aviation attorney who will enable you to seek compensation for your losses.

 

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