Category : Aviation Accidents
Aviation Safety Continues to Concern California Plane Crash Lawyers
A CBS News report is focusing this week on the state of aviation safety in the country. While many may believe that air travel in the country is in one of its safest periods ever, the fact is that passenger are constantly at risk from fatigued pilots, old and aging fleets, and an economic downturn that could compromise safety procedures and protocols.
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Forty People Injured in American Airlines Crash Landing in Jamaica
One hundred and fifty passengers had a miraculous escape in time for Christmas when their American Airlines plane crash landed at a Jamaican airport leaving more than 40 people injured. The accident occurred on Tuesday night as American Airlines Flight 331 from Miami skidded across the runway of the Norman Manley International Airport in heavy rain.
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Travis Barker Settles Plane Crash Injury Lawsuit
California aviation accident attorneys have been following closely to the litigation relating to the fatal plane last year that killed four people and injured former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker. Barker and his friend DJ AM or Adam Goldstein suffered severe burn injuries in the crash that also killed two of their friends, as well as the two pilots on the plane. Now, Barker has settled his lawsuit against several companies he blamed from the crash.
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California Aviation Accident Lawyers Concerned Over Data Showing 6,100 Problem Airline Pilots
California aviation accident lawyers have been concerned about airplane safety after a recent series of plane crashes left several people dead. Now there has been a growing concern since an investigation into a Federal Aviation Administration database has revealed that there has been more than 6,100 pilots with safety violation issues over the last 10 years.
FAA Says Runway Plane Accident Numbers Down
The Federal Aviation Administration has some encouraging news for California aviation accident lawyers. There has been a decline in the number of plane collisions on American runways, including at Los Angeles Ineternational airport. In fact, according to the FAA, the drop in runway collisions has dropped to its most significant level in a decade.
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Regional Airline Safety Under scrutiny After Recent Plane Crashes
A National Transportation Safety Board hearing last week into the Colgan Air commuter plane crash near Buffalo NY in February, focused on the safety of smaller regional carriers.
At the core of the issue was whether safety was compromised at the smaller airlines because of the lower levels of training, experience, and salaries of these pilots. At least one legislator, Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat from North Dakota is planning to look into aviation safety, especially relating to smaller commuter airlines.
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Buffalo, NY Plane Crash Kills All 49 Aboard
A plane crashed into a house in Buffalo, New York yesterday killing all 49 people on board and at least one resident of the house. The commuter plane, Continental Connection Flight 3407 had left from Newark, N.J., and was meant to land at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, when it seems to have simply nosedived into a neighborhood. It is the worst commercial airplane crash in two years in the country, and investigators are still trying to piece together what caused the crash.
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Plane Headed for Orange County Crashes off Catalina Island, Three Killed
A pilot at the helm of a plane that was headed for Orange County’s John Wayne Airport, but crashed into the western part of Catalina Island, did not posses a commercial pilot’s license, the Orange County Register reports.
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Hudson Plane Crash Investigation Begins
It was a miraculous escape for the 155 passengers on board a US Airways jetliner that had to make an emergency landing on the Hudson River on Thursday. The only injuries reported were a flight attendant with two broken legs. All passengers escaped major injuries, and were full of praise for the pilot who steered his plane to safety on the water.
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San Diego, California Aviation Accident Leaves Three Dead
A routine flight training mission ended badly in an aviation accident when the pilot crashed his jet into a San Diego neighborhood, killing at least three people.
The plane, an F/A-18D Hornet had taken off from the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier off the San Diego coast, and only one pilot was on board. Apparently, problems with the plane developed soon after take off, and the pilot was preparing for an emergency landing. While the plane was still over land, more problems seem to have cropped up, including a loss of the second engine. The plane soon nosedived, and the pilot was quick to eject to safety. Unfortunately, the loss of control occurred just over a San Diego neighborhood. Witnesses report seeing the plane crash straight into a home that was occupied by a woman, her two kids, and an elderly woman. At least three of the people in the house have been confirmed killed in the plane crash, and the fourth one is still missing. At least 4 houses and 4 vehicles were destroyed in the plane accident. The neighborhood had to be evacuated, and residents reported the smell of fuel and fire in the air. Dozens of fire fighters gathered quickly at the scene to put out the inferno.
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