Aviation Accident Law

2002 Accidents Resulting
in Fatalities

-January 14-

All three aboard a Embraer 120

-January 15-

Four out of
18 aboard a DHC-6

-January 16-

One out of
60 aboard a
B737-300

-January 17-

All twenty-six
aboard a FH-227

-January 28-

All ninety-
two aboard a
Boeing 727

-February 7-

All eight aboard a Antonov 12

-February 12-

All 119 aboard a Tupolev 154M

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Helpful Links
“We are at a critical moment in the crossroads of air transportation. We see continuing decline in overall industry quality, and we are nearing complete gridlock at many crucial airports.” (Brent Bowen, director and professor UNOmaha Aviation Institute/Department of Public Administration)

The Department of Transportation (DOT) Aviation Consumer Protection Division- in charge of overseeing consumer issues, such as boarding, lost baggage, overbooking, ticketing, and stats on on-time performance.

http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer

The Aviation Consumer Protection Division (ACPD) handles the complaints for passengers whom experience air travel service problems.

202-366-2220

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should be contacted when passengers have concerns about airline safety. The FAA has a safety hotline for people that have specific knowledge of alleged violations of the Federal Aviation Regulations or other safety issues.

1-800-255-1111

Plane Crash & Aviation Attorneys - offers lawyer referrals for aircraft accident cases.

Air Transport Association The ATA represents the industry on major aviation issues before Congress, federal agencies, state legislatures, and other governmental bodies to promote safety by coordinating industry and government safety programs.

http://www.airlines.org/public/home/default1.asp

National Transportation Safety Board (for Aviation)

http://www.ntsb.gov/Aviation/Aviation.htm


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Recent Aviation Safety News!!


"NTSB Issues Conclusions and Recommendations on Wellstone Airplane Crash"

November 18, 2003
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its conclusions and recommendations following the investigation of the October 25, 2002 airplane crash killing Sen. Paul Wellstone, his wife, their daughter, three aides, and two pilots.

Probable cause of the airplane crash was determined to be the flight crew’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed, leading to an aerodynamic stall that was never recovered.

>Read Full Article


March 7, 2002

An American Airline flight from Lincoln to St. Louis had a high-pressure hose explode, leading to a fire in the cargo area. The plane was turned around and landed at a parallel taxiway to the runway. While passengers were shaken up by the incident, a safety-related accident, incident, or threat is reported once a day in the U.S. on average. This figure is estimated to be conservative because the majority of incidents are thought to go unreported.

Helpful Links

“We are at a critical moment in the crossroads of air transportation. We see continuing decline in overall industry quality, and we are nearing complete gridlock at many crucial airports.”
(Brent Bowen, director and professor UN Omaha Aviation Institute/Department of Public Administration)

The Department of Transportation (DOT) Aviation Consumer Protection Division

The Aviation Consumer Protection Division

The Federal Aviation Administration

Air Transport Association

National Transportation Safety Board (for Aviation)