Monthly Archives: March 2011
According to reports, a small, single-engine plane crashed into a park killing the three people aboard. The crash reportedly occurred in a Monroe, Michigan city park. The Associated Press reports that the plane, a Piper Malibu Mirage, was heading south and “skirted some trees” before crashing into a soccer field at the park. Reports of the crash were received at 4:04 p.m according to a police dispatcher. Authorities reported that no one on the ground was injured. The Piper Malibu … Read more…
Family members from American Eagle Flight 4184, which crashed on October 31, 1994 in Roselawn, Indiana, join other families and air crash survivors as the Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996 is introduced to the international aviation and emergency response community. Robert Clifford of Clifford Law Offices was lead counsel for plaintiffs in the crash of Flight 4184 and represented 16 victims in the case while securing a record $110 million settlement and an apology in open court. As … Read more…
Clifford Law Offices Partner Michael S. Krzak will be featured today on the Washington Post’s interactive Conversations webpage in a live discussion with the general public about the legal ramifications surrounding the incident with air traffic control yesterday at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. Krzak will be fielding questions beginning at 12:00 p.m. CST. To participate, log on and submit your question here: http://live.washingtonpost.com/air-traffic-controller-falls-silent-legal-action.html Clifford Law Offices has represented passengers and crew against virtually every major airline carrier, … Read more…
The crash of a Beechcraft King Air yesterday at the Long Beach airport reportedly caused the closure of two taxiways and one runway. Minutes after taking off, the plane reportedly circled back before crashing at the airfield. After crashing along a runway, the plane’s wings and front half reportedly came to rest in a grass strip between two taxiways. Long Beach Airport Director Mario Rodriguez told the media that he did not know why the Beechcraft King Air turboprop had … Read more…
A Beechcraft King Air bound for Salt Lake City, Utah crashed yesterday near the runway at Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, California. Five men onboard the twin-turboprop aircraft at the time of the crash died, one man survived. There were no injuries on the ground. According to authorities the plane crashed at 10:37 a.m. PST, just after takeoff. The pilot of the twin-engine plane reportedly circled back to land when the plane crashed near the runway. Authorities do not … Read more…
Federal investigators will reportedly visit Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport today looking into increased mistakes by air traffic controllers at that location. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) data show 17 errors over a year, up from five during the previous year. These errors reportedly came during a period when new controllers, under the supervision of experienced controllers, have been training on live flights in the takeoff, landing and taxiing stages. The FAA records reveal errors principally involving a failure to maintain proper … Read more…
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on March 8, 2011 |
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