Information on personal injury law related to aviation accidents.
After three days of testimony, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Miller ruled that the federal government should pay $17.8 million in damages to the surviving family members of four individuals who were tragically killed in a Marine Corps jet crash. Dong Yun Yoon, a retail store manager, tragically lost his Read more »
After a two-and-half week trial, a Philadelphia jury awarded an Akron, Ohio doctor and his fiancé $11.35 million in damages for injuries they sustained in a devastating plane crash outside Atlanta. The airplane accident verdict, which was one of the largest in Ohio, was against Winner Aviation, a Pennsylvania-based company Read more »
A Union, Mo., jury awarded $48 million to the relatives of five people killed in a skydiving plane crash. Each family will receive $4 million in compensatory damages and a portion of the $28 million in punitive damages awarded by the jury. The aviation accident lawsuit claimed London-based Read more »
JULY 27, 2009 – A pilot suffered moderate injuries after his single-engine plane crashed on Guejito Ranch in Valley Center, authorities said. The crash was reported at 11:10 a.m., according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The experimental plane apparently lost power, forcing the pilot to attempt to land Read more »
MAY 20, 2009 – Three people were killed and two are still missing after a Navy helicopter crash near San Diego late last night. The HH-60 Seahawk that took off from the Nimitz was participating in search-and-rescue training exercises when it crashed 13 miles south of San Diego. The Coast Read more »
MAY 12, 2009 – The victims in Saturday’s plane crash in Barona Mesa have been identified. Paul Clarebout and Chris Coleman were onboard the Bakeng Deuce when the aircraft lost one of its wings and crashed on Mesa Estates Road. Witnesses reported that the pilot was performing aerobatic stunts on the Read more »
MAY 11, 2009 – Two people were killed in a plane crash in Barona Mesa on Saturday afternoon. The home-built Bakeng Deuce aircraft was performing aerobatics when one of the wings came detached. The plane then crashed, landing on Mesa Estates Road. Both occupants were killed. The plane is registered to Read more »
MAY 6, 2009 – Two Marines were killed in a helicopter crash last night in East County. The unidentified pilots were training for an upcoming deployment when their Super Cobra military attack helicopter crashed near Kitchen Creek Road and Interstate 8. The aircraft was carrying life ordnance and caused a Read more »
APRIL 16, 2009 – Both passengers in Saturday’s plane crash have been identified. 51-year-old Friedrich Leo Weber and his wife Mary, 58, were killed when their single-engine Piper Comanche crashed near Marine Air Station Miramar on its way to Brown Field. The plane was owned by Mr. Weber but it Read more »
APRIL 14, 2009 – Two people died in a plane crash at Marine Air Corps Station Miramar on Saturday. An unidentified male and female were aboard the Piper Comanche that took off from Whiteman Airpark in Pacoima. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the pilot as he was heading to Read more »