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aviation accident
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Aviation Law Monitor
Flight Data Lays Blame on TacAero, Kevin Sutterfield for SW-51 Crash
By Mike Danko
TacAero and Kevin Sutterfield are trying to dodge blame for crashing SW-51 N351MT at Gillespie Airport in January. But the manufacturer of the aircraft kit, ScaleWings, has analyzed the flight…
Aviation Law Monitor
Things TacAero’s Kevin Sutterfield Claims He Didn’t Know Before Ill-Fated Flight
By Mike Danko
The SW-51’s operating manuals are clear that you shouldn’t take off unless the engine is developing takeoff power, that you need to check the gauges to make sure that the…
Stritmatter Law Blog
A Concerning Start to 2025: Aircraft Accidents Capture the Public’s Attention
The Seattle area has been a cradle of aviation innovation for over a century, so it is not surprising that those of us who call this area home are particularly…
Plane-ly Spoken
“You Have the Right to Remain Silent” . . . Criminalization of Aviation Accidents
In the second in our Aviation Symposium series of blog posts, we present the materials from the great panel we had discussing the criminalization of aviation accidents. We were fortunate…
Aviation Law Monitor
Catalina Island Beechcraft Baron Crash Similar to Cessna Twin Crash?
By Mike Danko
The Beechcraft Baron 95-B55 was found Tuesday night approximately one mile West of the Catalina Island Airport. It crashed shortly after takeoff, killing five on board. Weather reports indicated low…
Stritmatter Law Blog
Severe Turbulence on Singapore Airlines: What Injured Passengers Need to Know
The reported severe turbulence incident on Singapore Airlines that occurred over Malaysia on a flight from London to Singapore and resulted in a death and multiple serious injuries to 71…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Remembering ‘The Day The Music Died’ & Other Musicians Who Have Died In Plane Crashes
Sixty five years ago, on February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a plane crash in Iowa, a tragedy memorialized as "The…
Law Times News
Ontario Superior Court approves settlement in a class action over aircraft accident
Aircraft from Toronto made an emergency landing in Guyana, resulting in injuries
The Right Coast
Man dies at SLC airport after climbing in jet engine | ktvb.com
First responders pulled Efinger out of the engine intake cowling, which directs air flow to the engine fan. They attempted life-saving measures, performing CPR and administering naloxone, a fast-acting medication…
The Right Coast
Prigozhin Listed as Passenger in Plane Crash That Killed 10: Ukraine-Russia Updates – The New York Times
An investigation of the Embraer plane crash that happened in the Tver Region this evening was initiated, the Federal Agency for Air Transport of Russia said in a statement, according…