http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com daily 1 2009-01-19T15:18:26Z http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/ntsb-releases-probable-cause-of-buffalo-crash <p>NTSB Releases Probable Cause of Buffalo Crash<br><br>The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) met all day yesterday (Feb. 2, 2010) and announced its finding on the probably cause of the crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New York, nearly a year ago.<br><br>In finding a number of flight crew... No publisher blogger Buffalo Plane Crash 2010-02-04T02:55:12Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/flights-taking-off-with-maintenance-problems <p>Flights Reportedly Taking Off with Maintenance Problems</p> <p>USA Today reported on Feb. 2, 2010, in a cover story that “since 2003, 65,000 U.S. flights with maintenance problems have taken off anyway.”</p> <p>According to a story by Gary Stoller who conducted a six-month investigation, millions of passengers have been affected by these flights... No publisher blogger Commercial Aviation 2010-02-03T15:39:45Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/ntsb-to-announce-probable-cause-of-buffalo-crash <p>NTSB to Announce Probable Cause of Buffalo Plane Crash</p> <p>The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sent letters to the families who lost loved ones in the crash of Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 announcing that it will hold a public meeting Tuesday, Feb. 2, to release is probable cause and safety... No publisher blogger Buffalo Plane Crash 2010-01-26T15:52:53Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/ethiopian-airlines-crash-update <p>Assistance for Lebanese authorities tasked with investigating the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET409 will come in many forms.&nbsp; According to reports, the U.S. has pledged to help with the search and rescue mission by dispatching the U.S.S. Rammage, a guided missile destroyer, and a P-3 aircraft to the area.&nbsp;... No publisher blogger ethiopian airlines plane crash 2010-01-26T15:49:57Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/calls-for-day-of-mourning-in-ethiopia-over-ethiopia-plane-crash <p>Officials in Ethiopia called for a day of mourning yesterday in the wake of the tragic crash of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that killed 92 people aboard.</p> <p>Flags fly at half mast in that country as an air and sea search begins for the passengers and crew of Ethiopian Airlines 737-800.</p> <p>Officials... No publisher blogger ethiopian airlines plane crash 2010-01-26T15:12:07Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/ethiopian-plane-crash <p>2010 starts with another major plane crash.&nbsp; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 went down off the coast of Lebanon.&nbsp; All 90 people on board reportedly were killed in the Boeing 737 jet.</p> <p>Officials reported that people of various nationalities were killed, including the wife of the French ambassador in Lebanon who was... No publisher blogger ethiopian airlines plane crash 2010-01-26T15:06:15Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/victims-in-small-plane-crash <p>Victims in Small Plane Crash From Florida</p> <p>Authorities have now identified the two men who were killed in a small plane crash Saturday evening near far west suburban Sugar Grove.</p> <p>A 32-year-old man from Lake Worth, Florida, and a 37-year-old man from Hollywood, Florida, were killed when their twin-engine plane crashed in... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-01-24T21:19:30Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/sugar-grove-small-plane-crash <p>Two Die in Small Plane Crash in Sugar Grove</p> <p>Two people were killed in a twin-engine plane that crashed near a home in far west suburban Sugar Grove, according to media reports.</p> <p>The small aircraft was about two miles north of Aurora Municipal Airport when the pilot and who is believed to... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-01-24T21:20:16Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/bahamas-small-plane-crash <p>Bahamas Small Plane Crash<br>&nbsp;</p> <p>Four people are feared dead after a small plane reportedly crashed Sunday after taking off from the Bahamas en route to Florida.</p> <p>According the reports, the Federal Aviation Administration is saying that the plane was a Piper aircraft which crashed in the ocean northeast of the Bimini Bay... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-01-18T14:51:47Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/tragic-small-plane-crash <p>Tragic Small Plane Crash</p> <p>&nbsp;A small plane crashed in Michigan Sunday morning, killing the pilot and a student from St. Charles, Illinois.</p> <p>The 20-year-old junior at Hope College was a passenger along with a fellow 23-year-old Hope College student who was piloting the plane.</p> <p>Their plane reportedly had taken off from Tulip City... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-01-18T13:27:08Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/learjet-crash-probe <p>Learjet Crash Probe Continues</p> <p><br>National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators are looking into the cause of the crash of a Learjet in Wheeling, Illinois, killing two people Tuesday.</p> <p>Investigators reportedly are reviewing the condition of the aircraft including maintenance records and flight conditions at the time of the crash which includes possible... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-01-07T17:30:13Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/learjet-crashes <p>LearJet Crashes Near Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling</p> <p>A LearJet cargo plane crashed Tuesday afternoon in Wheeling, Illinois, killing the pilot and co-pilot, according to media reports.</p> <p>The plane went down in a forest preserve near the Des Plaines River as it approached the Chicago Executive Airport which is north of O’Hare... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-01-06T14:42:26Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/ntsb-examines-plane-wreckage <p>NTSB Examines Plane Wreckage of LearJet Crash</p> <p> National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials reportedly were already on the scene of the wreckage of a twin engine LearJet that crashed Tuesday afternoon in Wheeling, Illinois.</p> <p> The bodies of two men were pulled from the plane crash site southeast of Chicago Executive... No publisher blogger Small Plane Crashes 2010-01-06T14:46:33Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/Jamaica-crash-hotline <p>Jamaica’s Ministry of Transport and Works has set up a hotline for persons involved in the American Airlines 331 crash who need information. The hotline numbers are: 876-501-9522 and 876-836-5900.</p> <p>Despite the American Airlines jet skidding off the runway Dec. 23 at Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport, many passengers on... No publisher Clifford Law Jamaica Plane Crash 2009-12-29T19:42:15Z Blog Entry http://aviation.cliffordlaw.com/blog/black-box-analyzed--jamaica-runway-crash <p>The voice and data recordings from the black box of American Airlines Flight 331 that overshot the runway at Kingston’s airport last week is reportedly being analyzed in the United States.</p> <p>According to a Jamaican newspaper, The Gleaner, transcripts from the black box will be available to local investigators “sometime this... No publisher Clifford Law Jamaica Plane Crash 2009-12-29T18:56:55Z Blog Entry