Our firm has had substantial experience in handling and litigating aircraft cases. From the days of the Braniff Airways tragedies to military aircraft crashes and recent airline disasters, our firm has been consistently involved.
Our Houston, Texas aircraft litigation attorneys handled the Braniff Electra airplane disasters occurring on separate dates over Buffalo, Texas and Dawson, Texas. Our firm litigated this Texas aircraft disaster against Braniff Airways and the manufacturer of the plane and engines in question in Houston, Texas. This tragedy involved the separation of the wings from the body of the plane resulting in fatalities for all passengers.
Another case that was tried by our firm in Houston, Texas involved the fatality of the Houston base helicopter news service pilot employed by radio station KODA. Our firm represented the widow and the family in this products liability case against the manufacturer of the helicopter. The news service helicopter was known as the KODA-Bird.
We have also handled and tried various military aircraft manufactured by McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, Missouri. These various military crashes which resulted in fatalities are identified as follows:
- RF4 Crash - Defective hydraulic system involving a single engine approach at night, flap failure, Bergstrom Air Force Base, Austin, Texas, Defendant McDonnell Douglas
- RF4 Crash - Separation and loss of a wing from the body of the aircraft, products liability case, manufacturing defect and failure to properly chamfer and level the wing bolts, Defendant McDonnell Douglas
- RF4 Crash - Electrical failure producing in-flight fire, manufacturing and design defect products liability, Defendant McDonnell Douglas
Our firm has also been involved in numerous private plane crashes involving pilot error and flight fires and clear product liability failures with various defective flight systems. These cases have included faulty and defective interior siding, seats, seatbelts, flammable interior material and coverings and general pilot error.
Several years ago, we handled litigation against Hawaiian Airlines in which a commuter plane, by pilot error, crashed into a mountain in Hawaii. We had complaints regarding the pilot's qualifications, background, training, history, etc. The aircraft in question was found in the mountains of Hawaii with all passengers and crew listed as fatalities.
Recently, we have been involved and handled aircraft litigation involving a Swiss Air Boeing fatality crash that occurred in Nova Scotia and Canada and a private plane disaster in Eagle County, Colorado involving three (3) family deaths due to pilot error.
Contact Our Experienced Texas Aircraft Litigation Attorneys
Our Texas aviation accident attorneys represent victims of commercial, charter, military, and private planes in accidents involving multi engine planes, private single engine planes, and helicopters. If your family has experienced the tragedy of a serious personal injury or death as a result of an aviation accident, please contact Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend. Our Houston, Texas aircraft litigation attorneys have a passion for justice and fierce loyalty to our clients.
