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Provo Airport Phenom 300 fatal accident: What caused the loss of control?
Winter flying requires an extra margin of safety to account for falling snow and slippery conditions.
HA 35 Preliminary Report Raises More Questions About Flight Crew Information And Response
The NTSB issued its preliminary report on the HA 35 flight turbulence accident that occurred on December 18, 2022. The Hawaiian Airlines flight was approaching Hawaii after leaving Phoenix, when it hit severe turbulence, injuring at least 25 persons (passengers and...
Hawaiian Airlines Flight 35: Severe Turbulence Must Be Avoided At All Costs
While airlines are not absolutely liable for every turbulence caused injury, they are liable if they knew or should have known of potentially dangerous turbulence, and failed to take reasonable safety precautions to protect passengers. As airlines are certified air carriers for public transport, they are held not just to regular negligence standards, but as common carriers, they must exercise the highest degree of care consistent with aviation industry standards.
The Tragic Crash Of A Cessna 208B In Washington Involving Raisbeck Engineering Raises Serious Questions About What Happened
News reports include witnesses identifying a possible fire and/or aircraft break-up before impact.
FAA Emergency AD For De Havilland Otters Raises Questions
Despite Canada finding that the corrosion and fatigue conditions constituted an unsafe condition likely to develop in other aircraft, which came out on July 19, 2018, the FAA did not issue an AD or publicly act for 4 years. Only after the accident did the FAA publish this emergency AD.
The Northwest Seaplanes Accident on Mutiny Bay: A Few Preliminary Thoughts and Legal Considerations
BY ROBERT HEDRICK, CASEY DUBOSE, KERRY KOVARIK, AND CHRIS RUSING {This article was originally published in the Washington State Bar News, October 2022. The Bar News is mailed to every attorney in the State of Washington. We are delighted that it was a featured...
Why was the accident seaplane so low?
With low cloud layers, it is not uncommon for seaplane pilots to choose lower altitudes in order to maintain VFR conditions.
The Second Tragedy: Why Haven’t The Victims Been Found And Recovered
Shortly after the accident, all available resources in the region should have been coordinated and relevant resources used for an immediate recovery.
History of DHC-3 Otter Reflects Flight Control Related Accident History
There are 37 incidents and accidents listed in the NTSB accident database involving the de Havilland DHC-3 Otter. Of those thirty-seven events, five involved structural or mechanical failures that impacted the flight control system of the aircraft