Aviation accidents are the most dangerous type of transportation accidents. While aviation accidents include those involving private air planes and helicopters, charter air planes and helicopters and military aircraft, accidents involving commercial air lines leave the most devastation in their wake. These airline disasters often claim the lives of hundreds of passengers and crew as well as bystanders on the ground.

Every commercial airline and private charter company is responsible for hiring, training and supervising their pilots, mechanics and aircrew as well as inspecting and maintaining their aircraft and components. Failure to carry out any of these responsibilities in a careful way can have catastrophic results.

The airline disaster lawyers at Hannon & Boyers understand how to investigate aviation accidents. The Federal Aviation Administration generates accident reports and maintains documentation concerning the licensing and certification of pilots which are available under the Freedom of Information Act.

The National Transportation Safety Board is one of the world’s largest accident investigation agencies. It investigates aviation accidents involving commercial aircraft to determine the cause of a given accident. About 2,000 aviation-related accidents are investigated every year, smaller, personal aircraft to the largest jet planes. The NTSB also assists in major airline crash investigations overseas involving U.S. manufactured aircraft and components, or U.S. registered aircraft.

After months of tests and analysis, a final report and safety recommendations are drafted by NTSB investigators and presented to the full five-Member board for discussion and approval, often at a public meeting in Washington. The entire process, from onsite investigation to the final report, normally takes 12 to 18 months. The final approved report, along with additional investigation data, is available under the Freedom of Information Act.

The aviation accident attorneys at Hannon & Boyers have years of experience trying transportation accident cases. Our lawyers know the state and federal regulations and how to use them to effectively handle your case.

If a loved one has suffered personal injuries or been killed in an accident involving a commercial air plane, charter airplane or helicopter or a private air plane or helicopter, contact a Florida aviation accident lawyer at Hannon & Boyers today.

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