Aviation Accidents
Air travel is a fact of modern life, and is statistically one of the safest methods for traveling great distances. You have a far greater chance of being involved in a motor vehicle accident, or even of winning the lottery, than you do of being involved in an aircraft accident.
However, when an aviation accident does occur, the results can be devastating. We most often hear about such accidents when they involve large passenger aircraft, but aviation accidents can also involve helicopters and private aircraft.
Such accidents occur for several reasons, including:
- Pilot error
- Air traffic controller error
- Poor maintenance
- Fuel contamination
- Mechanical defects
If you or a loved one has been involved in an aviation accident, you must contact an aviation accident attorney as soon as possible. Only an experienced lawyer, who understands the laws and protocols relating to plane crash litigation, helicopter crash litigation, helicopter/plane accidents or other aviation incidents, can properly protect your legal interests.
What Laws Oversee Aviation Accidents?
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are responsible for overseeing aviation law in the United States. The FAA oversees the manufacture, operation, and maintenance of all aircraft, and the enforcement of aviation-related laws. The NTSB improves air travel safety by investigating all accidents and by recommending changes in aviation safety procedures.
Common cases of helicopter and plane crash litigation can involve several areas of the law, including:
- Aviation accident law
- Product liability law
- Aviation safety law
- Criminal liability law
- International aviation law
The NTSB performs virtually every investigation of an aviation accident in the United States.
Because of the large but necessary bureaucracy overseeing aviation accidents, a whole spectrum of laws and regulations comes into play when aviation accidents occur.
In lawsuits arising from plane crashes, victims and their families are best served by an experienced aviation accident lawyer with access to aviation consultants who are fully conversant in these laws.
Experienced Aviation Accident Attorneys
Since its founding in 1977, Sterns & Walker has negotiated settlements and achieved verdicts in hundreds of aviation cases around the world, including almost every major air carrier accident case of the past three decades. If you are seeking exceptional legal representation in connection with an aviation or other major accident, contact the Law Offices of Sterns & Walker today.
