Monthly Archives: November 2011
Late Monday night, three people died when a small airplane transporting five people, including a medical patient, to the Chicago area crashed in northwest suburban Riverwoods, according to reports. The two who reportedly died were 80-year-old John Bialek of Streamwood, and his wife, Ilomae, 75. The multi-engine Piper Navajo crashed in a wooded area close to Orange Brace and Portwine Roads, just north of a Lake County Forest Preserve around 10:50 p.m just after the pilot reported a fuel problem. … Read more…
The single-engine plane that crashed near Crystal Lake Saturday is a tragic story of a terrible family loss on a holiday weekend. The Chicago Sun-Times has reported that central Indiana businessman Ray Harris was killed as he flew his daughter back to Wheaton College in a Cirrus SR20 manufactured in 2000. Also reported by the Sun-Times to be in the four-seater plane was Harris’ two daughters, Ramie and Shey, as well as one of the daughter’s boyfriends. Ramie, 21, is … Read more…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reporting that four people were killed this morning (11/26/2011) after a small plane crashed near the north suburb of Crystal Lake. Officials said that the Cirrus aircraft crashed in a field about 10:30 a.m. in a farm field near U.S. Highway 14 north Ridgefield Road in unincorporated McHenry County. None of the four people aboard have been identified, media reports indicate at this time. The aircraft, a Cirrus-SR20, had a tail number of N223CD … Read more…
In Chicago’s suburbs, a small plane crashed Sunday leaving one man dead. According to reports, a plane crashed on take-off around 1:30 p.m. from Olson Airport in Elgin, Illinois. Reports indicate that the pilot of that plane, 69-year-old Frank Kehoe of Hampshire, was the only person on board and was pronounced dead on the scene. According to authorities, Kehoe was an experienced pilot. Reports available at the time of this writing do not state Kehoe’s intended destination. The Federal Aviation … Read more…
Clifford Law Offices has experience with crashes involving small aircraft similar to the one that tragically crashed involving the deaths of coaches at Oklahoma State Women’s Basketball. Richard F. Burke, partner at the firm, tried a case in May, 2002, involving a single engine Piper Cherokee PA 32-300 six-seater. Mr. Burke obtained a $6.8 million verdict as a result of the crash of that Piper aircraft that ran out of gas in northwest suburban Schaumburg that was recognized as the … Read more…
According to reports, the women’s basketball coach and an assistant at Oklahoma State University were killed when their small plane crashed Thursday. The plane crash reportedly occurred in central Arkansas four miles south of Perryville which is located about 30 miles northwest of Little Rock. The plane is being reported as a single-engine, four-seat Piper PA-28 Cherokee. Kurt Budke, the women’s basketball coach and his assistant coach Miranda Serna died, with two others, in the crash on Thursday night, according … Read more…
Poor training is the cause of recent safety problems at United Airlines according to pilots working for the airline. Three flights nearly touched down without lowering their wheels, according to reports. A 105-page report focused on safety was released today by the United branch of the Air Line Pilots Association. United pilots are reportedly learning new flying procedures as a result of the recent merger between United and Continental Airlines. According to an AP article, “the airline is training pilots … Read more…
