Cases represented by Slack Davis Sanger
In-Flight Fire Private & Small Plane Crash Lawsuit
Case Title: Estate of Henry Jackson v. Fredericksburg Aviation On May 16, 2016, a Beechcraft Bonanza A36TC with registration number N60RW departed from Tupelo Regional Airport in Tupelo, Mississippi, in route to the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport in Virginia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. Shortly…
Read MoreCompressor Turbine Blade Fracture Results in Private and Small Plane Crash Lawsuit
Case Title: Lee Odekirk, et al. v. Dallas Airmotive, Inc., et al. On August 24, 2008, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (TG-JES) operated by Aero Ruta Maya was carrying volunteers and missionaries to a remote area in Guatemala to finish building a school and homes, when the Pratt & Whitney Canada…
Read MoreStevie Ray Vaughan Helicopter Crash Lawsuit
Case Title: Vaughan v. Omniflight Helicopters The history of modern, popular music is intertwined with the stories of star performers whose lives ended far too soon in an airplane or helicopter crash. One of those was legendary Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, who died at age 35 in a Wisconsin…
Read MorePilot Error Results in Private and Small Plane Crash Lawsuit
Case Title: Himsel v. State of AK On November 12, 1992, a Beechcraft King Air B200 flown by the Alaska Army National Guard with passengers from the U.S. Army crashed into a mountain on its approach into the airport in Juneau, Alaska, resulting in eight casualties. Among those killed was the…
Read MoreMishandled Hazardous Materials Results in Commercial Airplane Crash Lawsuit
Case Title: Hyatt v. ValuJet Flight 592 On May 11, 1996, ValuJet Flight 592, flying from Miami International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, crashed into the Everglades, killing all 110 people on board. The plane was a Douglas DC-9-32 with registration number N904VJ. The flight took place under daylight visual…
Read MorePilot’s Fatigue and Stress Results in Commercial Airplane Crash Lawsuit
Case Title: Manus v. American Airlines (American Airlines Flight 1420) American Airlines Flight 1420 crashed on June 1, 1999, at the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (formerly Little Rock National Airport) in Little Rock, Arkansas, during an intense thunderstorm that had begun crossing the airport as the aircraft was landing.…
Read MoreCyclic Control Seize Results in Helicopter Crash Lawsuit
Case Title: Talbott v. Eastern New Mexico Medical Center On October 19, 2001, an Aerospatiale AS350B2 air ambulance helicopter owned by Medical Transport and operated for Eastern New Mexico Medical Center crashed, killing two passengers and seriously injuring a third and the pilot. The helicopter was registered to and operated by…
Read MoreDefective Beech Depressurization System Results in Private & Small Plane Crash Lawsuit
Case Title: Hagerman, et al. v. Hawker Beechcraft Corp., et al. On April 10, 2008, the cabin door to a Hawker Beech BE-200 King Air aircraft with registration number N300FL, explosively blew off its hinges while the aircraft was on the ground with its engine idling, killing a mechanic. The plane was…
Read MoreErrors on Take-Off Results in Commercial Airplane Crash Lawsuit
Continental Flight 1404 On December 20, 2008, a Boeing 737 operated by Continental Airlines as Flight 1404 ran off the runway during takeoff from Denver International Airport, and a post-crash fire ensued. The flight was destined for George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. The captain and five passengers were seriously…
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