Category: Aviation Law

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, two people were killed on Saturday, September 8, while trying to land at Santa Monica Airport in a two-seat Piper Sport plane, bearing tail number “N126WK”. NTSB investigator Eliott Simpson described the crash sequence: “The airplane shortly after or possibly just before touch down, pitched into the air aggressively – nose […]

Patrick Bailey, Aviation Trial Lawyer and Pilot, Offers Advice About Aviation Crash Lawsuits As an aviation trial attorney for 30 years, I have fought for the loss of the most precious possession imaginable:  A mom or a dad . . . or brother or sister – or husband or wife.  These cases are heart‑wrenching and carry a lifetime […]

Holiday Air Crashes – “Go or no Go? During the holiday season helicopter and airplane flights are typically “gotta go now.” Whether its ‘get home-itis’ or an opportunity to experience the ‘thrill of a lifetime’ it is all too often a flight that ends with a crash. Already this holiday season helicopter and airplane crashes […]

Dec 27, 2019 update: Wreckage Found in 7 Fatal Helicopter Crash off Napoli Coast, Hawaii The 7 fatal helicopter crash in Hawaii has been located in a State Park on Kauai’s northwest side. Last radio transmission from fatal flight was made :40 minutes prior to its expected return.   Strong winds and rain were noted in the […]

Our condolences go out to the 3 people and their families who were killed in a recent airplane accident in San Antonio, TX. On December 1, 2019, three people were killed near San Antonio International Airport when the single engine airplane crashed into a residential street just short of the runway. Initial review seems to […]