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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued four safety alerts to aviation pilots and mechanics as a result of investigations into recent accidents. The safety alerts involve considerations for flying skills, survival skills, training, and preflight checks. In the wake of an increase of accidents within the past couple of years due to neglect…
In February 2015, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) closed an investigation involving blowouts purportedly caused by certain Michelin tires. The findings determined that truck operators were at fault, not the tires. An investigator in the report stated that exceeding the 75 mph rating was the most likely cause in all 16 complaints examined.…
The recent crashes of Germanwings Flight 9525 and Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are tragic, but germane illustrations of the perils of the reliance on flight data boxes and the need to incorporate advanced technology for forensic and safety purposes in modern aircraft. The data recorders from Malaysia 370 have never been found and the recorders from…
Given the high number of plane crashes profiled in the media during 2014, it is easy to draw the conclusion that air travel still needs much reform. However, airline flights are much safer now than ever before. Planes are structurally stronger , and cockpit technology has become much more technologically advanced, which allows for planes…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it will require prescription testosterone manufacturers to label the drugs to warn users that they might face a higher risk of heart attacks and strokes. The agency also ordered the drug makers to list the approved uses of testosterone medications on their products. The use of…
Birds strike a present and significant threat to aircraft safety. They can cause severe damage to the engine of a plane, and have resulted in numerous fatal and non-fatal accidents. New research has shown that birds react poorly to objects moving over 60 mph, a finding scientists say explains the animals’ collisions with airplanes. Methods…
The March 12, 2015, medical helicopter crash near Eufaula, Oklahoma, is the fourth fatal EagleMed helicopter crash in Oklahoma since 2010. “The air medical industry accident rate is soaring and action needs to be taken,” says Ladd Sanger, partner with Slack Davis. Slack Davis represented the family of a deceased passenger in an EagleMed air…
A recent petition filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seeks laws requiring an electronic alert and automatic braking system on tractor-trailers and large buses in order to prevent collisions. The petitioners — Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Truck Safety Coalition, the Center for Auto Safety and Road Safe America — support…
The families of two Army servicemen have filed a lawsuit against the engine parts manufacturers for a helicopter crash that occurred outside of Kandahar, Afghanistan. The crash left one soldier dead and the other with severe disabilities. (Slack Davis’ Ladd Sanger is serving as co-counsel for the plaintiffs.)
“The question is … who did it and how did it happen? We know it was jet fuel, we just need to learn the sequence of events and where the fail-safe systems actually failed,” Slack Davis aviation attorney told KXLY News in Spokane. His comments came after the February 22 crash of a Piper Malibu…