Plane Crash Lawyer Aviation Attorney

• 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.

American Airlines Flight 587: Our firm has been retained by the families of passengers and ground victims in the November 12, 2001 American Airlines Flight 587 disaster in Belle Harbor, Queens, New York. (December 2001).

September 11 Attacks: The firm has been retained by numerous families of airline and ground victims injured and killed in the September 11 attacks. (December 2001).

EgyptAir Flight 990: Our firm was retained by families of 28 passengers. (October 2001).

Alaska Airlines Flight 261: The firm wins key ruling to obtain broader range of damages under maritime law. ( July 2001).

Gulfstream III Crash: Striking parallels with a February 1991 crash at the same Aspen airport. (April 2001).

MV-22 Osprey: Our firm retained by the families of eight Marines. (February 2001).

Singapore Airlines Flight 006: Our firm retained by five surviving passengers. (February 2001).

Executive Airlines Jetstream 31: Our firm retained by family of two passengers (May 2000).

Swissair Flight 111: Plaintiffs' Opposition Brief on Forum Non Conveniens Filed (April 2000).

Death on the High Seas Act: A new amendment for aviation cases becomes law. (April 2000).

TWA Flight 800: Court of Appeals Affirms Ruling that DOHSA Does Not Apply (March 2000).

Alaska Airlines Flight 261: Our firm retained by families of four passengers killed in the disaster (March 2000).

American Airlines Flight 965: Settlements recently concluded (February 2000).

KAL Flight 801: First settlement in case leads to breakthrough (January 2000).

Swissair Flight 111: Our briefs on DOHSA and punitive damages are submitted (January 2000).

Silk Air Flight 185: Decision won denying motion to dismiss (January 2000).

American Airlines Flight 58: Verdict won on pain and suffering (October 1999).

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