Airplane Accident Attorneys - National / U.S.

Make / Model of Aircraft	Airline Flight	Location	Date	Casualties	Circumstances	Attorney
Aero Commander 690A	Private Plane	Yakima, Washington	December, 1997	2	On visual approach, aircraft crashed short of runway.	Ladd Sanger*
Aerospatiale AS 350B2	Medical Helicopters / Air Ambulance	Roswell, New Mexico	October, 2001	4	Crashed during training flight. $3.2 million verdict in September 2003 on behalf of family of New Mexico State Police Officer killed in crash. Verdict reversed on appeal June 22, 2005; remanded to State Court. $3.2 million verdict returned in July 2006.	Mike Slack
Aerospatiale AS 350BA	Charter Helicopters	Galveston, Texas	July, 1994	5	In-flight failure of rotor pitch control servo.	Ladd Sanger*
Aerospatiale AS 355F1	Sightseeing Charter Helicopters	Maui, Hawaii	July, 2000	7	Blue Hawaii tour Helicopters crashed in adverse weather conditions.	Ladd Sanger*
Aerospatiale AS 365N2	Corporate Helicopters	Indianapolis, Indiana	May, 1997	2	Passenger hit in head by main rotor after disembarking Helicopters.	Ladd Sanger*
Agusta A109 K2	Medical Helicopters / Air Ambulance	Salt Lake City, Utah	January, 2003	3	Crashed while attempting to pick-up patient in adverse weather conditions.	Mike Slack
Air Tractor AT-502B	Agricultural aircraft test flight	Farwell, Texas	September, 2003	1	On a test flight, aircraft crashed after entering an inverted flat spin.	Mike Slack
Airbus A300B4-605R	American Airlines Flight 587	Belle Harbor, New York	November, 2001	265	Vertical stabilizer and rudder separated from aircraft. Slack & Davis represents more than 30 clients related to this disaster.	Mike Slack, Ladd Sanger
ATR-72-212	American Eagle Flight 4184	Roselawn, Indiana	October, 1994	68	After circling Chicago O'Hare for an hour, ice built up on wings.	Mike Slack
BAE Jetstream 32	American Connection Flight 5966	Kirksville, Missouri	October, 2004	13	Plane crashed in woods short of airport. Slack & Davis successfully represented one of two survivors.	Mike Slack, Ladd Sanger, Donna Bowen
Beech 1900	U.S. Airways Express Flight 5481	Charlotte, North Carolina	January, 2003	21	Under investigation; overloading suspected.	Mike Slack
Beech 23	Private Plane	Macon, Georgia	January, 2000	2	Aircraft crashed following a loss of engine power.	Ladd Sanger*
Beech E18S	Charter Airplane	Natchitoches, Louisiana	September, 1973	6	Folk rock musician Jim Croce died in this crash. Slack & Davis represented his family.	Tom Davis*
Beech Queen Air BE70	Universal Airways Flight 76 Air Taxi	Gulfport, Mississippi	March, 1979	8	Nose baggage door opened in flight and was struck by left propeller.	Tom Davis*
Beechcraft 1900	Private Plane	Eagleton, Arkansas	December, 2002	3	Aircraft collided with terrain during approach.	Ladd Sanger
Beechcraft A45 (T-34B)	Training Flight	Montgomery, Texas	December, 2004	2	Wing separated from aircraft during upset recovery training.	Ladd Sanger
Beechcraft Baron 58P	Private Flight	Marietta, Oklahoma	March, 2007	4	Aircraft crashed on dirt runway during landing	Mike Slack
Beechcraft Baron 95-B55	Private Plane	Houston, Texas	May, 2000	6	Pilot did not remove control lock prior to attempting to takeoff.	Ladd Sanger
Beechcraft Baron 95-B55	Training Flight	Dallas, Texas	October, 2001	2	Crashed in flat spin while on training flight.	Ladd Sanger*
Beechcraft Bonanza A36	Private Plane	New Vienna, Iowa	March, 2003	3	Structural failure in flight.	Ladd Sanger
Beechcraft Bonanza A36	Private Plane	Camden, Arkansas	August, 1992	1	New aircraft on delivery flight suffered in-flight structural failure.	Ladd Sanger*
Beechcraft Bonanza A36	Training Flight	Sedona, Arizona	April, 2003	3	Training flight. Slack & Davis represented the family of a young man who was training to be a commercial pilot.
Beechcraft Bonanza D35	Private Plane	Nacogdoches, Texas	March, 2002	3	Failure of fuel pump drive pin resulted in total loss of engine power.	Ladd Sanger
Beechcraft Bonanza V35	Private Plane	De Funiak Springs, Florida	July, 2005	1	In-flight engine failure.	Ladd Sanger
Beechcraft Duchess BE76	FAA Checkride	Frisco, Texas	May, 1998	2	Aircraft undergoing FAA practical test for multi-engine rating crashed and burned.	Ladd Sanger*
Beechcraft King Air B200	Alaska Army National Guard	Juneau, Alaska	November, 1992	8	Pilot error. Confidential settlement on behalf of five families reached in 2002.	Tom Davis, Mike Slack
Beechcraft King Air B200	OSU Basketball Charter / Tour	Denver, Colorado	January, 2001	10	Aircraft Charter / Toured by OSU Basketball team crashed shortly after takeoff.	Ladd Sanger*
Beechcraft King Air E90	Private Flight	New Roads, Louisiana	June, 2005	5	Aircraft landed hard and exploded in post crash fire	Ladd Sanger
Bell 206A	Helicopters	Rio Hondo, Texas	March, 1998	2	Engine compartment fire resulted in separation of the tailboom in flight.	Ladd Sanger*
Bell 206B	News Gathering Helicopters	Grand Prairie, Texas	July, 2007	2	During news gathering flight Helicopters suffered total power loss and crashed during forced autorotation	Ladd Sanger
Bell 206B	Charter Helicopters	North Slope, Alaska	September, 1996	1	Helicopters crashed in low visibility.	Ladd Sanger*
Bell 206B	Charter Helicopters	Elkhorn, Wisconsin	August, 1990	5	Blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan died in this crash. Slack & Davis represented his family.	Mike Slack, Mike Davis, Tom Davis
Bell 206B	Media Traffic Helicopters	Walnut Hill, Texas	April, 2002	1	KVIL Radio-branded Helicopters crashed due to improper maintenance and oversight.	Ladd Sanger
Bell 206B	Private Helicopters	Mineral Wells, Texas	January, 2001	1	Aircraft crashed while performing an autorotation.	Ladd Sanger*
Bell 206B	External Load Operations	Huffman, Texas	May, 2005	5	External load cable caught equipment during takeoff.	Ladd Sanger
Bell 206B-3	Charter Helicopters	Houston, Texas	May, 1991	4	Drive shaft failure and subsequent crash into apartments. Helicopters drive shaft failed due to poor maintenance. Recovery on behalf of our clients is confidential. On-board video equipment recorded crash sequence.	Mike Slack, Donna Bowen
Bell 206B-3	Helicopters Training Flight	Hurst, Texas	December, 2000	2	Training flight landing incident.	Ladd Sanger*
Bell 206L	Charter Helicopters	Anchorage, Alaska	October, 2001	5	Pilot flew too low in falling snow, with low ceilings, whiteout/grayout conditions and flat/glassy water.	Mike Slack
Bell 206L	Medical Helicopters / Air Ambulance	Skidmore (Beeville), Texas	January, 2002	2	Two EMTs suffered serious injuries in crash-F64 landing resulting from engine failure.	Mike Slack
Bell 206L-1	Offshore Helicopters	Cameron, Louisiana	July, 2004	1	Helicopters crashed into Gulf of Mexico.	Ladd Sanger
Bell 206L-1	Medical Helicopters / Air Ambulance	Gentry, Arkansas	February, 2005	1	Patient injured in motor vehicle accident is killed during air ambulance trip to the hospital.	Mark Pierce, Mike Slack
Bell 407	Air Ambulance Flight	Huntsville, Texas	June, 2008	4	Helicopters crashed at night while transporting patient to hospital.	Mike Slack, Ladd Sanger, Mark Pierce
Bell 407	Search and Rescue Helicopters	Broadus, Texas	March, 2003	5	Helicopters crashed while searching for debris after Columbia Space Shuttle disaster.	Mike Slack
Bell 407	Helicopters Test Flight	Kerrville, Texas	September, 1996	2	Maintenance test flight by a Bell test pilot. Engine failed due to defective wiring harness.	Ladd Sanger*
Bell Shelby 47G	Helicopters Checkride	Ardmore, Oklahoma	May, 2003	2	Throttle control cable broke during checkride with FAA examiner.	Ladd Sanger
Boeing 444 Chinook (CH-47D)	U.S. Army Helicopters	Florence, Texas	April, 1995	5	Incorrect maintenance instructions. Recovery on behalf of clients is confidential.	Mike Slack, Donna Bowen
Boeing 737-200	AirTran Airways Flight 890	Atlanta, Georgia	November, 1998	13	Emergency landing and evacuation of aircraft.	Ladd Sanger*
Boeing 737-291	United Airlines Flight 585	Colorado Springs, Colorado	March, 1991	25	Unexpected reversal of the rudder.	Mike Slack, Tom Davis
Boeing 747-131	Trans World Airlines Flight 800	East Moriches, New York	July, 1996	230	Explosion of the center-wing fuel tank.	Ladd Sanger*
Boeing 767-366-ER	Egypt Air Flight 990	Nantucket Island	October, 1999	217	Crashed into the Atlantic due to the relief first officer's intentional flight control inputs.	Ladd Sanger*
Cessna 150L	Private Plane	Needville, Texas	January, 1995	2	Crashed near airport after making low-level pass.	Ladd Sanger*
Cessna 172B	Private Plane	Denton, Texas	July, 2002	2	Pilot was unable to stop on runway.	Ladd Sanger
Cessna 172N	Private Plane	Deerfield Beach, Florida	June, 2003	5	Mid-air collision of two private planes over the ocean.	Ladd Sanger*
Cessna 177RG	Private Plane	Covington, Georgia	September, 1998	0	Aircraft's engine failed in flight due to improper reassembly.	Ladd Sanger*
Cessna 177RG	Private Plane	Fargo, North Dakota	February, 2005	2	Aircraft's engine failed on take off due to improper installation of oil filter.	Ladd Sanger
Cessna 182L	Private Plane	Noble, Oklahoma	May, 2000	2	Mid-air collision.	Ladd Sanger
Cessna 182P	Private Plane	Taos, New Mexico	November, 2000	2	Crashed while maneuvering in canyon.	Ladd Sanger*
Cessna 182Q	Private Plane	Deerfield Beach, Florida	June, 2003	5	Mid-air collision of two private planes over the ocean.	Ladd Sanger
Cessna 182S	Private Plane	Fayetteville, Arkansas	March, 2003	2	Operated by the Cessna Employees Flying Club of Wichita, Kansas.	Ladd Sanger
Cessna 195	Private Plane	St. Augustine, Florida	December, 2005	3	Aircraft crashed in ocean following engine failure.	Mark Pierce, Ladd Sanger
Cessna 208B	Charter Flight	Dillingham, Alaska	October, 2001	10	Ice contamination caused crash on takeoff.	Mike Slack
Cessna 208B	Private Plane	Parks, Arizona	November, 2002	4	Loss of control following icing encounter.	Mike Slack, Ladd Sanger, Donna Bowen
Cessna 208B	Contract Flight	Round Rock, Texas	October, 2005	1	Crash due to engine failure and loss of power	Mike Slack
Cessna 210	Private Plane	Clarendon, Texas	December, 2003	2	Forced landing from 8,000 feet due to smoke from engine cowling.	Ladd Sanger*
Cessna 210L	Private Plane	Mack, Colorado	May, 2000	2	Operating on visual flight rules, plane crashed into mountain in instrument conditions.	Ladd Sanger
Cessna 404	Scenic Airlines Flight 306	Grand Canyon, Arizona	July, 1980	8	Defect in the engine's turbocharger, according to lawsuit filed by pilot's widow.	Tom Davis*
Cessna Citation 550	Air Ambulance Flight	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	June, 2007	6	Aircraft crashed while on organ transplant flight	Mike Slack, Mark Pierce, Ladd Sanger
Cessna P210	Private Plane	Paint Lick, Kentucky	November, 2004	1	Catastrophic in-flight engine failure.	Mike Slack, Ladd Sanger
Cessna T210L	Private Plane	Abita Springs, Louisiana	December, 2004	2	Loss of engine power.	Mike Slack, Ladd Sanger
Christen Eagle II	Private Plane	Tyler, Texas	November, 2000	2	Pilot was performing aerobatic maneuvers at a low altitude.	Ladd Sanger*
Eurocopter AS 350BA	Medical Helicopters / Air Ambulance	La Gloria, Texas (near Harlingen)	June, 1998	3	Pilot became lost way en route to accident scene and crashed. Confidential recovery on behalf of clients.	Mike Slack
Eurocopter AS 350BA	Sightseeing Helicopters	Juneau, Alaska	June, 1999	7	Sightseeing tour to cruise ship passenger. Crashed on glacier.	Ladd Sanger
Eurocopter AS 355N	Corporate Helicopters	League City, Texas	May, 2004	4	Forced landing after reported loss of engine power.	Ladd Sanger
Eurocopter AS350-B3	Training Flight	Santa Teresa, New Mexico	May, 2006	2	During manual governor training, the twist grip solenoid overheated causing it to seize in the manual position	Mike Slack, Ladd Sanger, Mark Pierce
Eurocopter AS350-B3	Public Use Law Enforcement	San Elizario, Texas	May, 2007	2	Helicopters crashed during air interdiction flight	Ladd Sanger, Mark Pierce, Mike Slack
Hawker Siddeley	Charter / Tour	San Diego, California	March, 1991	10	Members of Reba McEntire's band died in this crash. Recovery on behalf of clients is confidential.	Mike Davis, Tom Davis
Hawker-Beech BE-200 King Air	Maintenance on corporate airplane	Taylor, Texas	April, 2008	1	Mechanic was killed when struck by an airplane door that opened under cabin pressurization.	Mike Slack, Ladd Sanger, Mark Pierce
Hughes 369D	Power Line Charter / Tour	Columbus, Montana	May, 2007	3	Helicopters's engine failed during power line operations resulting in forced autorotation	Ladd Sanger
Hughes OH-6A	Helicopters Training Flight	Newark, Texas	September, 1998	2	Helicopters crashed during DEA training flight and was consumed by post-crash fire.	Ladd Sanger*
Lancair	Private Plane	n/a	December, 2000	0	Lawsuit for improper assembly of kit plane.	Ladd Sanger*
Learjet 25D	Charter aircraft	Houston, Texas	December, 2001	2	Aircraft crashed on positioning flight to pick up Charter customers at Intercontinental Airport.	Ladd Sanger*
Learjet 60	Dallas Cowboys Corporate	Troy, Alabama	January, 2001	2	Collision with deer during landing roll resulted in failure of thrust reversal system.	Ladd Sanger*
Lockheed L-1011-385-1	Delta Flight 191	Dallas / Fort Worth Airport	August, 1985	163	Wind shear during violent thunderstorm. Firm represented the families of six deceased passengers.	Mike Davis, Tom Davis
McDonnell Douglas 369FF	Sightseeing Helicopters	Haena, Hawaii	March, 2007	5	Helicopters's tail rotor failed and tailrotor gearbox separated from Helicopters inflight	Ladd Sanger
McDonnell Douglas DC-9	AirTran Airways Flight 956	Atlanta, Georgia	November, 2000	13	Aircraft made an emergency landing.	Ladd Sanger*
McDonnell Douglas DC-9	Valujet Flight 592	Florida Everglades	May, 1996	110	Walter Hyatt, noted musician, died in this crash. Oxygen canisters that were mistakenly labeled "empty" exploded in cargo area during flight.	Mike Slack, Mike Davis
McDonnell Douglas MD-369E	Power Line Charter / Tour	Bloomfield, New Mexico	May, 2000	2	Helicopters hit power line while maneuvering a ravine.	Ladd Sanger*
McDonnell Douglas MD-82	American Airlines Flight 1420	Little Rock, Arkansas	June, 1999	121	Pilot error. Recovery on behalf of clients is confidential.	Mike Slack
MD-500	Power line maintenance	Missouri	March, 2001	1	Worker carried below Helicopters on sling was flown into power lines, resulting in electrocution.	Ladd Sanger*
Merlin (SA-226T)	Corporate checkflight	Santa Fe, New Mexico	May, 1993	4	Crashed during training flight.	Ladd Sanger*
Mitsubishi MU-2B-25	Private Plane	Hillsboro, Oregon	May, 2005	4	Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff.	Ladd Sanger
Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A	Private Plane	San Antonio, Texas	January, 2000	2	Right engine failed immediately after takeoff.	Ladd Sanger
Mitsubishi MU-2B-30	Private Plane	Alamogordo, New Mexico	June, 1992	6	Pilot error due to inadequate assistance navigating mountainous terrain. Recovery on behalf of clients is confidential.	Tom Davis
Mitsubishi MU-2B-36	Charter Cargo Flight	West Memphis, Arkansas	September, 2005	1	Crashed during return to airport.	Ladd Sanger
Mitsubishi MU-2B-40	Private Plane	The Woodlands, Texas	May, 2001	2	In-flight separation of tip tank resulted in unrecoverable spin.	Ladd Sanger
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60	Private Plane	Ft. Pierce, Florida	June, 2006	1	Aircraft crash shortly after takeoff	Ladd Sanger
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60	Charter Cargo Flight	Ferndale, Maryland	May, 2004	1	Aircraft crashed on approach to landing.	Ladd Sanger
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60	Charter Cargo Flight	Englewood, Colorado	December, 2004	2	Aircraft crashed during emergency landing.	Ladd Sanger
Mooney M20C	Private Plane	Sparta, Tennessee	November, 1997	2	Pilot error, inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.	Ladd Sanger*
Mooney M20D	Private Plane	Pagosa Springs, Colorado	September, 2004	1	Aircraft crashed during takeoff run.	Ladd Sanger
North American SNJ-6	Aerobatic Flight	Kissimmee, Florida	May, 2005	2	In-flight separation of the right wing.	Mike Slack, Ladd Sanger
Piper Aztec PA-23-250	Private Plane	Baker, Florida	June, 2004	2	Flight into thunderstorm caused in-flight breakup of airplane.	Mark Pierce
Piper Cherokee 180	Private Plane	Bonham, Texas	March, 2003	1	Plane ran out of gas because an unapproved fuel selector valve handle was installed on the aircraft.	Ladd Sanger
Piper PA-23	Charter Plane	Cotulla, Texas	October, 2000	2	Aircraft crashed due to fuel exhaustion after fuel system had been modified.	Ladd Sanger*
Piper PA-28-140	Private Plane	Arcadia, Indiana	May, 1997	3	Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff resulting in burns to passenger.	Ladd Sanger*
Piper PA-28R-180	Private Plane	Columbia, California	May, 2004	2	Loss of engine power after takeoff.	Ladd Sanger
Piper PA-30	Private Plane	Ozona, Texas	October, 2001	4	Aircraft tried to land on parking lot after running out of fuel, but crashed into shopping center.	Ladd Sanger*
Piper PA-31-T1	Private Plane	Graham, Texas	November, 2001	4	Aircraft crashed on approach to the Graham airport.	Ladd Sanger
Piper PA-32R-301	Private Plane	Jacksonville, Maryland	March, 2007	3	Aircraft crashed after reported autopilot problem	Mike Slack, Ladd Sanger, Mark Pierce
Piper PA-46-350P	Private Plane	Waldron, Arkansas	April, 1999	1	Aircraft with less than 100 hours total time suffered in-flight structural failure.	Ladd Sanger*
Piper PA-46-350P	Private Plane	Augusta, Georgia	August, 2000	3	Aircraft was unable to climb after takeoff and crashed into wall near end of the runway.	Ladd Sanger*
Piper PA-60-602P	Private Plane	Beaumont, Texas	July, 1998	2	Cabin door opened on takeoff; pilot made emergency crash landing.	Mike Slack
Robinson R-44 Raven II	Private Flight	Fredericksburg, Texas	April, 2006	4	Helicopters struck wire and burned in post crash fire	Ladd Sanger, Mike Slack
Robinson R22 BETA	Charter Helicopters	Houston, Texas	March, 1999	2	Loss of control of Helicopters on Charter photo flight while hovering out of ground effect.	Ladd Sanger*
Schwiezer 269C	Instructional Flight	Denton, Texas	April, 2006	2	Helicopters crash during practice autorotation	Ladd Sanger
Socata TB-20 Trinidad	Private Plane	Roanoke, Virginia	December, 1997	1	Engine failure shortly after takeoff. Pilot declared an emergency but was unable to return to airport.	Ladd Sanger*
Swearingen SA-226T	Private Flight	Teterboro, New Jersey	May, 2005	1	Aircraft crashed on landing after suffering problem with Honeywell TPE 331 engine	Ladd Sanger

* Attorney initially handled claim while at a different law firm.