Engine Failure Results in Airline and Mass Disaster Aviation Lawsuit

Case Title: Odekirk, et al v. Aero Ruta Maya, et al On August 24, 2008, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (TG-JES) operated by Aero Ruta Maya was carrying volunteers and missionaries to a remote area in Guatemala to finish building a school when the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-44A engine suffered…

Pilot’s Lack of Training Results in Airline & Mass Disaster Aviation Lawsuit

Case Title: Robertson v. Blue Hawaiian On November 10, 2011, an Airbus EC-130 helicopter operated by Blue Hawaiian on an air tour flight crashed on Moloka’i in heavy rain and downdrafts. The pilot and four passengers were killed. The crash and post-impact fire were caused by the pilot’s decision to operate…

Engine Power Loss Results in Helicopter Crash Lawsuit

Case Title: Summons v. Air Methods & American Eurocopter An AS 350 helicopter that had just undergone maintenance suffered a complete power loss in the engine only six minutes into the flight on July 28, 2010. The pilot attempted an autorotation into a densely populated area of Tucson, Arizona. The pilot…

Helicopter Crash in Andes Mountains of Peru

Case Title: Helinka-Evergreen Air Crash On March 11, 2008, a Bell 412B helicopter, N417EV, crashed in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Both pilots and all eight passengers on board were killed. The helicopter was operated by Rio Tinto, a copper mining company, and was transporting passengers from their La Granja copper…

Forced Landing Injuries Results in Helicopter Crash Lawsuit

Case Title: Lamberson v. Bell Helicopters Textron, Inc. et al. On July 30, 2007, a Bell 206B helicopter, N4YJ, was damaged during a forced landing after it lost engine power. The pilot and one of the passengers were not injured, but a second passenger was seriously injured. The helicopter left Dallas…

Helicopter Tour Crash in Kauai, Hawaii

Case Title: Torres v. McDonnell Douglas On March 11, 2007, a McDonnell Douglas 369FF helicopter, N911VC, crashed in the town of Haena on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. The helicopter was operated by Smoky Mountain Helicopters and doing business as Inter-Island Helicopters, Inc. giving sightseeing tours of Kauai. One passenger was…

Helicopter Crash Due to Main Rotor Blade Delaminating

Case Title: Rosario Pementel v. Helidosa Helicopteros Dominicanos S.A. and Robinson On October 11, 2006, a Robinson R44 helicopter, HI-803CT (Dominican Republic registration), crashed after losing control near Mano Negra in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The two pilots and both passengers were killed in the crash. The passengers were in the…

Fargo Citation Crash

On November 30, 2018, a Cessna 550 was landing at Hector International Airport in Fargo, North Dakota, when it crashed on the right side of the runway. Nine passengers on board were injured. During the landing procedure, the plane began to take on ice, then the airplane stalled and crashed. Ladd…

Blocked Pitot Tubes Results in International Crash Lawsuit

Case Title: Jacomo dos Santos Elias v. Air France, Thales Group and Airbus On May 31, 2009, an Airbus A330 flight AF 447 flying for Air France took off from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, bound for Charles-de-Gaulle Airport in Paris. About two hours into the flight, the plane stalled and crashed…