There are many ways you can be injured on an airplane.
Summer vacation is in full swing, and millions of people are gearing up to travel by air across the United States. The month of July had three of the busiest air travel days of 2023, with well over 6 million passengers flying in the span of 3 days.
(June 3, 2022) On Thursday, June 2, 2022, a pilot crashed his plane in a Medina County field and walked away from the accident with only minor injuries, as reported by KSAT News. The pilot, William Fahey, was taking his single-engine handmade plane for a test flight when his engine suddenly gave out. He crashed into a field upside down but managed to walk away with nothing but a couple of scratches, one on his arm and one on his leg. The Police responded to the single-engine plane crash south of FM 211 and Culebra in Media County at around 2:41 PM, just outside of Loop 1604. No one else was injured. The pilot told KSAT that he was “absolutely blessed” and “It could have been so much worse.”
What do I do if I’ve Been in an Aviation Accident in Texas?
Most of us do not fly – or crash – our own handmade planes. But what do you do if you have been in a commercial or private aviation accident? Aviation accidents do not happen very often, especially when compared to automobile accidents or public transport accidents. However, when they do happen, they are almost always fatal or result in very serious personal injury. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) extensively investigates aviation accidents in the United States. Because of this, there is a lot of data and evidence recovered after an aviation accident about the airline, the pilots, and the manufacturers of the plane. Manufacturers can be found to be at fault for up to seventy percent of the accident due to faulty manufacturing practices, which are strictly regulated. The airline itself may also be found at fault for up to thirty percent due to violations such as missing or poorly executing inspections.
December 24, 2020 – The recent decisions by Boeing to halt production of an obviously danger prone aircraft is a nice call to action in the world of safety. Often, it seems profits come before safety and it appears Boeing is attempting to put safety first in their decision despite the ripples that will no doubt be felt economically worldwide by Boeing and the transportation industry.
https://www.chron.com/business/article/Boeing-CEO-Dennis-Muilenburg-to-step-down-14927109.php
Special Reporting: Jesse E. Guerra Jr. Of Counsel attorney with Carabin Shaw PC
The recent decisions by Boeing to halt production of an obviously danger prone aircraft is a nice call to action in the world of safety. Often, it seems profits come before safety and it appears Boeing is attempting to put safety first in their decision despite the ripples that will no doubt be felt economically worldwide by Boeing and the transportation industry.
Article New York Times – After Boeing Halts Max Production, Suppliers Wait for Fallout
Special Reporting: Jesse E. Guerra Jr. Of Counsel attorney with Carabin Shaw PC
Boeing’s MAX Fixes Not Likely to Get FAA Approval Until February
Wow! Not sure where this leaves passengers wanting to feel safe boarding these planes in the future. It seems that Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration have more work to do to help prevent future disasters These planes continue to be grounded until a safer solution arises. Let’s hope for all concerned that comes sooner than later. Not sure if Boeing will go back to the drawing board on this design since there seems to be a goal to find a less costly solution to the alleged design failures as opposed to starting from scratch on a new model aircraft. Thus far, two recent crashes occurred with Boeing’s 737 MAX Airplane despite known warnings of this designs airworthiness and control systems. A huge question remains as to how much the FAA and Boeing itself knew about potential problems with this aircraft.
Although air travel is typically one of the safest ways to travel, when accidents happen they are often deadly. According to the Aviation Safety Network, 2012 was the safest for the airline industry, with only 23 deadly accidents and 475 fatalities worldwide. However, 2013 may not prove to be as safe. On August 14, 2013, the pilot and co-pilot of a large UPS cargo plane were killed when the plane crashed and burst into flames during its approach to the airport Birmingham, Alabama. Response teams with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) were immediately called to the scene. According to the NTSB, a flight recorder revealed that the pilots received warnings about their rate of descent just seconds before impact.
At the time of the crash, the plane was being flown by the captain, who had 8,600 hours of flight experience, including 3,200 hours in an A300, the type of plane involved in the crash. Notably, the pilots were attempting a landing on Runway 18, which can be a tricky runway, even for the most experienced pilots. Due to the fact that there is a large hill and trees at one end of the runway, the runway lacks the electronics for a full instrument landing, which forces pilots to make judgments about altitude on a shorter runway. In addition, fatigue could have also played a role in the accident. Preliminary information indicates that the pilots began working at 9:30 p.m. in Rockford, Illinois the night before the crash. At the time of the crash shortly before 5:00 a.m. local time, the pilots were completing their third flight of the night.
This crash comes in the wake of several other plane crashes in the United States over the past several months. On July 6, 2013, three people were killed, and 180 injured when Asiana Airline Flight 214 clipped the seawall on the runway at San Francisco International Airport. Notably, one of three individuals killed survived the plane crash only to be run over by a rescue vehicle in the aftermath of the crash. On August 12, 2013, Asiana Airlines revealed that it is paying $10,000 to each of the passengers aboard Flight 214, exclusive of medical compensation. Even those individuals who were not injured can receive the money, and those passengers who collect money can still file lawsuits against the airline.
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