Defective Fuel Tank Results in Aviation Lawsuit
Case Title: Nemec v. Robinson Helicopter On April 13, 2006, a Robinson R44 helicopter with registration number N123CK, carrying a pilot and four passengers crashed from just a few feet above the ground and burst into flames. The impact was survivable, and there were no traumatic injuries to the occupants caused by the crash itself.…
Read MoreEngine Power Loss Results in Helicopter Crash Lawsuit
Case Title: Summons v. Air Methods & American Eurocopter An AS 350 helicopter that had just undergone maintenance suffered a complete power loss in the engine only six minutes into the flight on July 28, 2010. The pilot attempted an autorotation into a densely populated area of Tucson, Arizona. The pilot tried to maneuver around…
Read MoreHelicopter Crash in Andes Mountains of Peru
Case Title: Helinka-Evergreen Air Crash On March 11, 2008, a Bell 412B helicopter, N417EV, crashed in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Both pilots and all eight passengers on board were killed. The helicopter was operated by Rio Tinto, a copper mining company, and was transporting passengers from their La Granja copper mine location to the…
Read MoreForced Landing Injuries Results in Helicopter Crash Lawsuit
Case Title: Lamberson v. Bell Helicopters Textron, Inc. et al. On July 30, 2007, a Bell 206B helicopter, N4YJ, was damaged during a forced landing after it lost engine power. The pilot and one of the passengers were not injured, but a second passenger was seriously injured. The helicopter left Dallas Love Field Airport at…
Read MoreHelicopter Tour Crash in Kauai, Hawaii
Case Title: Torres v. McDonnell Douglas On March 11, 2007, a McDonnell Douglas 369FF helicopter, N911VC, crashed in the town of Haena on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. The helicopter was operated by Smoky Mountain Helicopters and doing business as Inter-Island Helicopters, Inc. giving sightseeing tours of Kauai. One passenger was killed while three others…
Read MoreHelicopter Crash Due to Main Rotor Blade Delaminating
Case Title: Rosario Pementel v. Helidosa Helicopteros Dominicanos S.A. and Robinson On October 11, 2006, a Robinson R44 helicopter, HI-803CT (Dominican Republic registration), crashed after losing control near Mano Negra in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The two pilots and both passengers were killed in the crash. The passengers were in the Dominican Republic to search…
Read MoreLoss of Hydraulic Pressure Results in Helicopter Crash Lawsuit
Case Title: Strothman v. Airbus Helicopters On March 18, 2014, an Airbus Helicopter AS350 B2 with registration number N250FB crashed in Seattle, Washington, killing the pilot and one passenger and injuring people on the ground. The helicopter was owned by and registered to Helicopters, Inc. and had been contracted by Seattle television station KOMO. The…
Read MoreIncorrectly Modified Engine Results in Helicopter Crash Lawsuit
Case Title: Denning v. Airbus Helicopters On February 22, 2013, an air ambulance helicopter crashed in winter flying conditions a few minutes after take-off, killing the pilot, a flight nurse and injuring another medical crew member. The air ambulance took off from the Integris Baptist Hospital destined for Watonga Municipal Hospital to pick up a…
Read MoreImproper Helicopter Maintenance Results in Helicopter Crash Lawsuit
Case Title: Engler v. Turbomeca On January 2, 2013, an Airbus EC 130 helicopter owned and operated by Air Methods as an air ambulance experienced engine failure shortly after takeoff and crash-landed in an open field near Seminole, OK. All four occupants of the helicopter were seriously injured. The destination of the flight was a…
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 helicopter crash. The Rock…
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