Common Causes of a Helicopter Crash Accident
Negligent maintenance of the helicopter and excessive hours on parts can cause accidents.
In the typical helicopter crash, many different causes of action may exist against a number of potential defendants. The causes of action may be based on negligence, products liability, breach of warranty and gross negligence. Often the helicopter owner, or operator, may be negligent by having an under-trained pilot, inexperienced pilot or poorly trained ground mechanics.
Helicopter Crash Causes Also Include:
- negligence in the operation of the craft
- negligent in operating in poor weather conditions
- operating with excessive loads
- negligent maintenance of the helicopter
- excessive hours on the helicopter equipment
- turbine engine
- main rotor head
- rotor gear box
- intermediate gear box
- tail rotor gear box
Helicopter Manufacturers
Another area of potential liability is against the actual manufacturer of the helicopter for design and manufacturing defects, breach of warranties, and failure to properly warn of known defects and dangers of the product. The engine, rotor, blade and gearbox re-builders are also a constant source for liability due to mechanics often failing to completely tear down and properly rebuild a component part within the proper specifications. In helicopter crash litigation, all potential defendants are brought into a products liability case.
Helicopter Manufacturers
Another area of potential liability is against the actual manufacturer of the helicopter for design and manufacturing defects, breach of warranties, and failure to properly warn of known defects and dangers of the product. The engine, rotor, blade and gearbox re-builders are also a constant source for liability due to mechanics often failing to completely tear down and properly rebuild a component part within the proper specifications. In helicopter crash litigation, all potential defendants are brought into a products liability case.
Helicopter Accident Investigations
Almost immediately after being hired, engineers, investigators and aviation experts are contacted and secured to help support the liability claims against the named defendants. Time is critical; it is important to get an experienced products liability attorney to represent you immediately after the crash so that your rights are protected. Having an experienced attorney and hired experts involved as soon as possible prevents evidence from the crash from being lost, through failure to document something of importance, or even discarded, after the federal investigation for example. Hiring an experienced attorney soon after the helicopter crash or aviation accident is usually the best course of action to prevent destruction and spoliation of the evidence. Let our experts and legal professionals conduct a complete investigation of the crash. Contact us for a free and confidential consultation. All cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, which means unless there is a recovery made for you, there is no charge for the attorney’s time, expenses or other costs expended in pursuing the case.
