Helicopter Crash Accident
Each year, there are thousands of aviation accidents that result in serious injury or death.
Everyday throughout the world a person is seriously injured or killed from a helicopter crash or aviation accident. After extensive investigation, it is often determined that the helicopter pilot or charter company was at fault. In other helicopter crashes, the cause may be in a defective helicopter part, a poorly maintained craft, a defective design of the helicopter, or from use of rebuilt or worn out helicopter parts. In order to prevail in a helicopter, or general aviation crash case, we must prove whose fault caused in whole or in part the crash. In order to do this, aviation engineers, helicopter crash experts and accident investigators must be hired to study the facts of the case and interview witnesses to determine what or who caused the helicopter to crash. Aviation accidents involve legal theories and remedies under products liability and negligence causes of actions. Due to the nature of the injuries involved and the complexity of the product itself, often it is necessary to gather a team of legal and engineering experts in order to accelerate and push the client’s case to trial or settlement.
Helicopter Crash Cases
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Transport Helicopter (Bell 206 B3) Our client was aboard an offshore helicopter owned and operated by Industrial Helicopter, Inc. that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. After 10 minutes into the flight, a loud bang type noise was heard by all aboard followed by the helicopter’s loss of power. Our client suffered a serious back injury. |
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Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Lawsuit Seven are killed after a U.S. Army helicopter collided with guy wires supporting a television broadcasting tower near Waco, Texas, on a foggy morning. At the time of the helicopter crash, the television tower’s warning lights were not functioning, a violation of FCC and FAA regulations. |
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Bell 206L-3 Helicopter Crash A Bell helicopter crashes into the Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana. Our client was severely injured in this offshore Louisiana helicopter accident. The helicopter pilot initiated autorotation to the water, but the helicopter was forced to land into the water following a loss of power and hydraulics. |
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Bell 407 Helicopter Crash A Bell 407 used as an air taxi to transport offshore oil rig workers experienced a loss of power and was forced to land offshore in the frigid winter waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The helicopter pilot and one passenger died from their injuries and exposure. Three other passengers suffered serious injuries. |
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Life Flight 6 EMS Helicopter Crash An Augusta A-109 air ambulance helicopter operating as LifeFlight 6 crashed in dense fog near Salt Lake City, Utah. The Life Flight medical helicopter pilot and one paramedic (our client’s son) were killed in the crash. The helicopter pilot was unable to obtain clearance and was requested to hold, when the emergency mayday call was declared for the ER helicopter. |
Note: Due to some helicopter crash investigations, current litigation and discovery, no facts about some helicopter crash cases can be divulged or shared, but will be updated when the stages of litigation allow it.
Lawsuits and Legal Remedies
Most helicopter crashes and aviation accidents result in catastrophic injures and death. Due to the severe impact with the ground, the survivors often suffer from serious back and neck injuries, ruptured or herniated discs, head injuries, paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia and traumatic brain injuries. One legal remedy available to those workers who were injured while in the course and scope of their employment is a workers compensation claim. Workers Compensation benefits are often very limited and do not truly compensate the injured crash victim or the surviving members of a person killed in an aviation crash. (Caution: the Workers Compensation Claim Form must be filed timely and the description of the accident and injuries must be carefully and accurately described. Speak to a lawyer first before filing.) As a result of the limited benefits, many must consider a third party lawsuit against the negligent parties that caused or contributed to the crash. In most helicopter crashes and aviation accidents there may be a negligence or products liability lawsuit available to the injured and/or the surviving members of the family of the deceased. This type of litigation is often complicated and requires experienced attorneys and experts familiar with complicated product liability and negligence lawsuits. Call us and find out what we can do to help you and your family.
