An Airplane Crash can be devastating. The crash itself can cause serious, often fatal injuries to passengers and crewmembers as well as extensive damage to property. Determining the cause of a crash and who is responsible for it can be a difficult, drawn out affair.
Who is Responsible for Airplane Accidents
Damages caused by the pilots negligence are usually taken out of this insurance. Next, the plane or helicopters owner may be responsible for damages, if the person or company failed to maintain the plane, or negligently hired a pilot who caused an accident.
What Airline has the most Accidents?
How Common is it for a Plane to Crash?
Despite big-budget Hollywood films’ depictions of plane crashes, flying is actually the safest mode of transportation. In fact, the odds of a plane crash are one for every 1.2 million flights, with odds of dying one in 11 million. Your chances of dying in a car or traffic accident are one in 5,000.
When was the Last Time a Plane Crashed in the US?
It’s been almost nine years since the last fatalities involving a U.S.-registered, scheduled passenger airline in the United States. That was Colgan Air Flight 3407, which crashed on approach to Buffalo on Feb. 12, 2009. All 49 people on board and a man on the ground were killed