http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com daily 1 2009-01-19T15:18:26Z http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/alaska-float-plane-crash-investigation <p>The investigation into the crash of the 1957 DeHavilland DHC-3T that was carrying former Senator Ted Stevens is reportedly underway.<br><br>According to National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Ted Lopatkiewicz a team is being sent to the crash site outside Dillingham, Alaska.&nbsp; Dillingham is in Bristol Bay which is about 325 miles... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-08-12T16:50:09Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/plane-carrying-former-senator-ted-stevens-crashes-in-alaska <p>According to reports, a float plane crashed yesterday just outside of Dillingham, Alaska killing five people and injuring four.&nbsp; Former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens was among the victims.&nbsp; One of the survivors is reported to include ex-NASA head Sean O’Keefe, a longtime friend of Senator Stevens.<br><br>The plane, according to the... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-08-12T16:45:09Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/details-of-alaska-plane-crash-rescue-and-recovery <p>More details are emerging about the plane crash that claimed the life of former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens along with four other victims near Dillingham, Alaska.<br><br>According to reports, clouds, heavy fog, and rain covered the crash area making it very difficult for rescuers to arrive on the scene until Tuesday.<br><br>However,... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-08-12T16:48:01Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/small-plane-crash-in-phoenix <p>According to reports, this morning around 6 a.m. a small airplane crashed into a building close to a runway at the Deer Valley Airport in north Phoenix.</p> <p>According to the Federal Aviation Administration, one person died in the crash of the SR22 aircraft.</p> <p>Rescue crews were reportedly seen battling the blaze that... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-08-04T14:48:34Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/alaska-plane-crash <p>A large cargo plane crashed Sunday in Denali National Park, killing the three people on board, according to the National Park Service.</p> <p>The plane, a Fairchild C-123, according to reports, was registered to All West Freight Inc. located in Delta Junction, Alaska.</p> <p>The plane reportedly crashed around 3 p.m. on the south-facing... No publisher blogger Commercial Aviation 2010-08-02T17:34:04Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/air-blue-crash <p>Authorities engaged in the clean up and recovery of the Air Blue flight that crashed just outside Islamabad on Wednesday morning have reportedly been hampered in their effort by poor weather conditions.</p> <p>According to Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira, 115 bodies had been recovered by Wednesday night.</p> <p>The site is reported to... No publisher blogger Pakistan Plane Crash 2010-07-30T17:56:27Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/pakistan-plane-crash <p>In what is being reported as the worst civil aviation accident in Pakistan’s history, a passenger jet crashed just outside Islamabad, on Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board.</p> <p>The crash occurred in the Margalla hills, in poor weather conditions, just before 9 a.m.&nbsp; Rescue workers reportedly struggled through fire and... No publisher blogger Pakistan Plane Crash 2010-07-28T16:33:55Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/small-plane-crash-recovery-resumes <p>According to the Associated Press, recovery efforts are still underway in an effort to locate the remaining four people missing after a plane crashed into Lake Michigan after taking off from Alma, Michigan en route to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, on Friday morning.</p> <p>According to Mason County Undersheriff Tom... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-07-27T15:31:58Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/small-plane-crashes-en-route-to-mayo-clinic <p>On Friday, a flight heading to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, crashed into Lake Michigan.&nbsp; The plane, a 1971 single-engine Cessna 206, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was carrying five people when it crashed.</p> <p>The pilot, Jerry Freed, was the only survivor, according to reports.&nbsp; Still reportedly missing... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-07-26T17:49:29Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/26-injured-in-turbulent-flight-headed-to-la <p>On Tuesday evening, United Airlines Flight 967 encountered severe turbulence over Kansas that, according to United spokesman Michael Trevino, injured 26 passengers.&nbsp; Flight 967 was en route to Los Angeles from Dulles International Airport but diverted to Denver after the incident.</p> <p>Reports indicated that the Boeing 777 was carrying 255 passengers... No publisher blogger Commercial Aviation 2010-07-21T15:00:47Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/air-traffic-safety <p>An editorial in today’s New York Times clearly highlights the tensions between parochial concerns and air passenger safety in the congressional bill reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration.</p> <p>These safety reforms were thrust into the nation’s consciousness last February when Continental Flight 3407 en route to Buffalo, New York crashed, killing 50... No publisher blogger FAA Commercial Aviation Buffalo Plane Crash 2010-07-16T19:18:14Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/skokie-grandfather-and-grandchildren-killed-in-small-plane-crash <p>Late Tuesday afternoon 73-year-old Moshe Menora, of Skokie, reportedly crashed after experiencing troubles taking off near Mackinac Island.&nbsp; According to reports, the plane crashed into the interstate killing Menora, along with three of his granddaughters, Sarah Klein, 17, Rebecca Menora, 16, and Rachel Menora, 14.&nbsp; Natanial Menora, his 13-year-old grandson,... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-07-14T15:38:22Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/icing-certification-rule-changes-proposed-by-faa <p>On Tuesday the Federal Aviation Administration announced its proposal to significantly expand its icing certification standards.&nbsp; Included in the proposal is a new requirement that manufacturers demonstrate safe operation of their aircraft during the icy condition known as “supercooled large drops” (SLDs), such as freezing rain.</p> <p>The FAA asserts that safety... No publisher blogger Commercial Aviation 2010-06-30T15:35:22Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/boeing-787-manufacturing-flaw-discovered <p>An issue reportedly found in the past week has grounded all Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets.&nbsp; The problem is reported to be with a horizontal tail, or stabilizer, which is manufactured by the Italian firm Alenia.</p> <p>According to a Boeing statement, the problem, reportedly due to “a workmanship issue,” is centered on... No publisher blogger Commercial Aviation 2010-06-25T16:26:08Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/small-fatal-plane-crash-in-new-mexico <p>According to reports, five people died Thursday when a private plane carrying seven people crashed in New Mexico near Sierra Blanca.<br>The plane, a Cessna 310, reportedly crashed around 12:00 p.m. E.T.&nbsp; The twin-engine plane reportedly overshot the runway while attempting to land at the Sierra Blanca Regional Airport just outside... 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