by Robert Hedrick | Aug 4, 2020 | Accident, General Aviation
Introduction In this age of modern aviation technology and reduced flight traffic due to COVID, the recent spike in midair collisions, including three accidents in July, leaves many wondering why do mid-air accidents still happen, and who’s responsible for them....
by Casey Dubose | Aug 1, 2020 | Accident, Alaska Accident, Commercial Aviation Accident
In three weeks, there have been three deadly mid-air collisions between commercial operators and general aviation aircraft. It is an unprecedented series of avoidable accidents in a year where the FAA mandated technology that should make this less common. The accident...
by Casey Dubose | Jul 8, 2020 | Accident, General Aviation, Slider Featured
The 4th of July holiday weekend is one of the busier times of the year for general aviation. Unfortunately, this also means that there are often tragedies that mar the festivities. In this case, a Cessna 172 that was rented from a Salt Lake and Spanish Fork-based...
by Casey Dubose | Jul 6, 2020 | Accident, General Aviation
Local witnesses and pilots report that it was a direct collision between Coeur d’Alene-based scenic floatplane operator Brooks Seaplane in a Beaver and an unidentified general aviation Cessna 206 out of Lewiston. Aviation Law Group has handled many seaplane...
by Casey Dubose | Jul 2, 2020 | Accident, General Aviation, Slider Featured
Wednesday evening was punctuated by a seaplane crash in Lake Washington. The two occupants were rescued by a private boat and are reported to be uninjured. The cause is to be determined. This accident happend within hearshot of Bob’s front yard. He...
by Casey Dubose | Feb 10, 2020 | Accident, Slider Featured
Last week was marred by two crashes of part 135 operators in Alaska – one minor and one tragic. On February 5th, the first incident was lost of control during the take-off of a Cessna 208 in Hooper Bay. The aircraft was operated by Grant Aviation and there were...
