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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.

Parents File Suit Over Skydiving Plane Crash

Aug 8, 2006 -

The parents of a women who was killed along with five others in a skydiving aviation accident have filed a lawsuit against the maker of the aircraft engine and several others alleging engine failure caused their daughter’s death.

The lawsuit filed by Vivian and Susan Delacroix names United Technologies, which manufactured the PT6A turboprop engines, Quantum Leap Skydiving Center that ran the club and Sullivan airport, which serviced the plane. Adventure Aviation, the company that owned the plane and the pilot Scott Cowan who died in the accident were also named defendants.

According to the plaintiff’s lawyer Gary C. Robb, the plane crashed not long after takeoff from the Sullivan airport last month. “Our initial investigation points to a right engine failure just after takeoff,” he said.

The National Transportation Safety Board, the agency that investigates all aviation accidents, has suggested that the plane crash was most likely caused by engine failure. However, the final analysis won’t be complete for several months.

The lawsuit claims that witnesses saw the right engine of the plane burst into flames after takeoff. The aircraft was at too low of an altitude for the skydivers to jump out and save themselves.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary and punitive damages for pain and suffering, lost income capacity, medical and funeral expenses, and more.

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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