by Aviation Law Group | Dec 29, 2024 | Commercial Aviation Accident
Aviation Law Group (ALG) is actively investigating the Jeju Air accident at Muan International Airport, drawing on its extensive background in aviation law and the expertise of attorneys who are also licensed pilots. Our team is meticulously reviewing preliminary...
by Aviation Law Group | Dec 29, 2024 | Commercial Aviation Accident
Finger Pointing is Expected Our hearts go out to the families of the passengers and crew who perished in the Jeju Air crash at Muan Airport in Korea on December 29. While the causes of the accident will ultimately be determined by the South Korean Aviation and Railway...
by Casey Dubose | Dec 13, 2024 | Accident, Aviation Law, Commercial Aviation Accident, Hawaii Accident
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its final report on the December 18, 2022, severe turbulence incident involving Hawaiian Airlines Flight 35, confirming much of what we at Aviation Law Group discovered in our own investigation. This flight,...
by Chris Rusing | Oct 31, 2024 | Accident, Florida Accident
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently issued its Preliminary Report on the crash of a Beech 95-B55 (Baron), N5868S, on October 1, 2024, at about 1540 Eastern daylight time, near Crystal River, Florida. Sadly, the aircraft’s owner, pilot, and lone...
by Casey Dubose | Sep 3, 2024 | Accident, Oregon Accident
On Saturday, August 31, 2024, a tragic aircraft accident occurred near Troutdale Airport (TTD/KTTD) in Fairview, Oregon, resulting in the deaths of three individuals. The incident involved a twin-engine Cessna 421C Golden Eagle, registered as N421GP, which crashed...
by Chris Rusing | Jul 31, 2024 | Accident, Hawaii Accident, Washington Accident
A Robinson helicopter accident on June 29, 1992, involving the inflight break-up of the helicopter prompted the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to launch a special investigation into Robinson R22 and R44 helicopter main rotor control accidents. The Federal...
by Robert Hedrick | Jul 15, 2024 | Accident, General Aviation
By Robert Hedrick and Kerry Kovarik As we predicted shortly after this accident, the NTSB preliminary report supports our suspicion that an engine issue was in fact involved in this accident. The planned flight route for the Cessna 421, N245T, a light twin-engine...
by Chris Rusing | Jul 15, 2024 | Aviation Law, Florida Accident, General Aviation
On July 10, 2024, at approximately 14:15 EDT, a Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II in visual flight conditions with two people on board, crashed into a lake north of runway 27L while performing a “touch-and-go” at North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport (F45) in West...
by Robert Hedrick | Jul 14, 2024 | Accident, Hawaii Accident
We are shocked but not surprised to hear of yet another deadly Robinson R-44 crash, N144KW, this time just off the North Coast of Kauai on July 11, 2024. Our hearts go out to the families of the two passengers and pilot who were on the sight-seeing flight operated by...
by Robert Hedrick | Jun 28, 2024 | Accident
Another tragic Robinson R-44 accident has struck Washington. This one occurred at approximately 4:20 p.m. on June 19, 2024, near Bluestem, Washington. The pilot was a very experienced retired commercial pilot and flight instructor. The passenger was a rated airplane...