Aviation Lawyers & Aviation Accident Information

Aviation is one of the most important modes of travel in the modern world. Transporting people and cargo around the world through the air safely and quickly from one destination to another makes one of the highest priorities for governments and corporations alike.

Unfortunately flying is an inherently dangerous act, for traveling by air involves a deadly combination of high speeds, high altitudes and volatile chemicals. Even though advancements in technology and maintenance have made flying one of the safest ways to travel, simple errors and innocent mistakes can endanger the lives of not only those traveling but anywhere a plane falls out of the sky. Due to the nature of flying itself, every airplane accident has the potential to be catastrophic.

While millions of people every day hope to safely arrive at their destinations, thousands of people suffer extreme injury or death due to airplane accidents. There are literally thousands of ways an aircraft can suffer a serious mishap, and thousands more factors that no one can foresee or prevent.

Even what appear to be trivial mistakes can have grave consequences at 30,000 feet.  Minor imperfections in the structure of the plane, or seemingly begin weather conditions, or a moment’s distraction by the pilot or ground crew member can turn even a short flight into an aeronautical nightmares.  Furthermore, because there are thousands of planes in the skies at any instant they need constant monitoring by ground stations to ensure they are on the correct flight path. A simple error can spell disaster for not only the flights in the air, but innocent people on the ground as well.

Injured in an Aviation Accident -Contact an Aviation Lawyer

If you or someone you know suffered injury in an aviation accident of any level of severity, you may have the right to take action against those responsible. You have the right to travel safely and when that sense of security is threatened, someone needs to be held accountable for their actions or inactions. Under the law, you may even be entitled to financial compensation for your profound physical and emotional trauma. Aviation law is extremely complicated and requires extensive organization, research, and understanding in order to achieve the justice you deserve. A knowledgeable aviation lawyer can help you navigate these complexities in order to find the closure that you deserve.

Let the offices of Wayne Ferrell represent you in your time of need. We have the experience and dedication to fight for your rights and your compensation. Contact us today.

Aviation Accident lawyers are available in these States:

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Airplane Accident Statistics

Although statistically speaking flying is one of the safest ways to travel, there are literally thousands of uncontrollable variables that can turn a routine flight into a nightmare. Many of the statistics gathered by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board can make even the most seasoned air traveler think twice about booking their next flight.

• Up to October 26, 2005, there have been 46 major aviation accidents around the world that killed or injured almost 450 people.
• The odds of dying in a commuter or private plane accident are 29 times and 103 times higher than driving in a car, respectively.
• Final approach and landing are the two most dangerous times during a flight, with 51% of all accidents occurring during decent.
• In the 1990s only 32% of people involved in serious aviation accidents survived
• A survey conducted in 2004 revealed that the 2,147 aviation accidents that occurred since 1950 were caused by:
  • 37%: Pilot error
  • 33%: Undetermined or missing in the record
  • 13%: Mechanical failure
  • 7%: Weather
  • 5%: Sabotage such as bombings, hijacking, and shoot-downs
  • 4%: Other human error such as plane/tower miscommunication, language incompatibility, air traffic controller error, improper maintenance or loading, fuel inconsistencies or problems.
  • 1%: Other cause

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List of US Airports:

Alabama
Birmingham International Airport
Airport Code: BHM

Dothan Regional Airport
Airport Code: DHN

Huntsville International Airport
Airport Code: HSV

Mobile Regional Airport
Airport Code: MOB

Montgomery Airport Authority
Airport Code: MGM

Alaska
Anchorage International Airport
Airport Code: ANC

Fairbanks International Airport
Airport Code: FAI

Juneau International Airport
Airport Code: JNU

Arizona
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Airport Code: PHX

Tucson International Airport
Airport Code: TUS

Yuma International Airport
Airport Code: YUM

Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
Airport Code: XNA

Fort Smith Regional Airport
Airport Code: FSM

Little Rock National Airport
Airport Code: LIT

California
Bakersfield, Meadows Field
Airport Code: BFL

Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport
Airport Code: BUR

Fresno-Yosemite International Airport
Airport Code: FAT

Long Beach, Daugherty Field
Airport Code: LGB

Los Angeles International Airport
Airport Code: LAX

Monterey Peninsula Airport
Airport Code: MRY

Oakland International Airport
Airport Code: OAK

Ontario International Airport
Airport Code: ONT

Palmdale Regional Airport
Airport Code: PMD

Palm Springs International Airport
Airport Code: PSP

Sacramento International Airport
Airport Code: SMF

San Diego International Airport
Airport Code: SAN

San Francisco International Airport
Airport Code: SFO

San Jose International Airport
Airport Code: SJC

Santa Ana, Orange County-John Wayne
Airport Code: SNA

Santa Maria Airport
Airport Code: SMX

Colorado
Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority
Airport Code: APA

Colorado Springs Airport
Airport Code: COS

Denver International Airport
Airport Code: DEN

Grand Junction, Walker Field
Airport Code: GJT

Greeley-Weld County Airport
Airport Code: GXY

Gunnison County Airport
Airport Code: GUC

Montrose Regional Airport
Airport Code: MTJ

Pueblo Memorial Airport
Airport Code: PUB

Steamboat Springs-Hayden, Yampa Valley Regional Airport
Airport Code: HDN

Telluride Regional Airport
Airport Code: TEX

Vail-Beaver Creek, Eagle Creek Regional Airport
Airport Code: EGE

Watkins, Front Range Airport
Airport Code: FTG

Connecticut
Groton-New London Airport
Airport Code: GON

Northern Connecticut, Bradley International Airport
Airport Code: BDL

Tweed-New Haven Airport
Airport Code: HVN

Delaware
New Castle-Wilmington
Airport Code: ILG

District of Columbia
Baltimore/Washington International Airport
Airport Code: BWI

Dulles International Airport
Airport Code: IAD

Ronald Reagan National Airport
Airport Code: DCA

Florida
Boca Raton Airport
Airport Code: BCT

Daytona Beach International Airport
Airport Code: DAB

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Airport Code: FLL

Fort Myers, Southwest Florida International Airport
Airport Code: RSW

Jacksonville International Airport
Airport Code: JAX

Key West International Airport
Airport Code: EWY

Lakeland, Linder Regional Airport
Airport Code: LAL

Marathon, Florida Keys Airport
Airport Code: MTH

Melbourne International Airport
Airport Code: MLB

Miami International Airport
Airport Code: MIA

Orlando Executive Airport
Airport Code: ORL

Orlando International Airport
Airport Code: MCO

Orlando/Sanford Airport
Airport Code: SFB

Palm Beach International Airport
Airport Code: PBI

Panama City-Bay County International Airport
Airport Code: PFN

Pensacola Regional Airport
Airport Code: PNS

St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport
Airport Code: PIE

Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport
Airport Code: SRQ

Sebring Regional Airport
Airport Code: SEF

Tallahassee Regional Airport
Airport Code: TLH

Tampa International Airport
Airport Code: TPA

Georgia
Atlanta, Dekalb Peachtree Airport
Airport Code: PDK

Atlanta, Hartsfield International Airport
Airport Code: ATL

Peachtree City Airport
Airport Code: FFC

Savannah International Airport
Airport Code: SAV

Hawaii
Hilo International
Airport Code: ITO

Honolulu International Airport
Airport Code: HNL

Kahului, Maui
Airport Code: OGG

Kona International at Keahole
Airport Code: KOA

Statewide Airport Information for Hawaii from the Hawaii Department of Transportation

Idaho
Boise, Gowen Field
Airport Code: BOI

Lewiston-Nez Perce Airport
Airport Code: LWS

Pocatello Regional Airport
Airport Code: PIH

Illinois
Belleville, MidAmerica Airport
Airport Code: BLV

Bloomington-Normal , Central Illinois Regional Airport
Airport Code: BMI

Chicago, Midway Airport
Airport Code: MDW

Chicago, O'Hare International Airport
Airport Code: ORD

Decatur Airport
Airport Code: DEC

DuPage Airport
Airport Code: DPA

East Alton, St. Louis Regional Airport
Airport Code: ALN

Kankakee, Greater Kankakee Airport
Airport Code: IKK

Moline, Quad City International Airport
Airport Code: MLI

Mt. Vernon Airport
Airport Code: MVN

Peoria, Greater Peoria Regional Airport
Airport Code: PIA

Springfield, Capital Airport
Airport Code: SPI
Airport Code: RFD

Rockford, Greater Rockford Airport
Airport Code: RFD

Willard-East Central Illinois Airport
Airport Code: CMI

Indiana
Evansville Regional Airport
Airport Code: EVV

Ft. Wayne International Airport
Airport Code: FWA

Gary/Chicago Airport
Airport Code: GYY

Indianapolis International Airport
Airport Code: IND

Lafayette/West Lafayette, Purdue University Airport
Airport Code: LAF

South Bend, Michiana Regional Transportation Center
Airport Code: SBN

Terre Haute International Airport
Airport Code: HUF

Iowa
Burlington, Southeast Iowa Regional Airport
Airport Code: BRL

Cedar Rapids, Eastern Iowa Airport
Airport Code: CID

Davenport, Bettendorf Iowa, Rock Island, Moline Illinois Quad City International Airport
Airport Code: MLI

Des Moines International Airport
Airport Code: DSM

Dubuque Regional Airport
Airport Code: DBQ

Fort Dodge Regional Airport
Airport Code: FOD

Sioux City Gateway
Airport Code: SUX

Waterloo Municipal
Airport Code: ALO

Kansas

Salina Airport
Airport Code: SLN

Phillip Bilard Airport
Airport Code: TOP

Forbes Field
Airport Code: FOE

Manhattan Regional Airport
Airport Code: MHK

Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
Airport Code: ICT

Kentucky
Ashland, KY-Huntington, WV Tri-State Airport
Airport Code: HTS

Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport
Airport Code: CVG

Lexington, Blue Grass Airport
Airport Code: LEX

Louisville International Airport
Airport Code: SDF

Owensboro Regional Airport
Airport Code: OWB

Paducah, Barkley Regional Airport
Airport Code: PAH

Louisiana

Alexandria International Airport
Airport Code: AEX

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
Airport Code: BTR

Lake Charles, Chennault International Airport
Airport Code: CWF

Lafayette Regional Airport
Airport Code: LFT

Monroe Regional Airport
Airport Code: MLU

New Orleans International Airport
Airport Code: MSY

Shreveport Airport Authority
Airport Code: SHV

Maine
Augusta Airport
Airport Code: AUG

Bangor International Airport
Airport Code: BGR

Portland International Jetport
Airport Code: PWM

Presque Isle, Northern Maine Regional Airport
Airport Code: PQI

Maryland
Baltimore/Washington International Airport
Airport Code: BWI

Hagerstown Regional Airport
Airport Code: HGR

Massachusetts
Boston, General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport
Airport Code: BOS

Nantucket Memorial Airport
Airport Code: ACK

Worcester Regional Airport
Airport Code: ORH

Michigan
Detroit Metro Airport
Airport Code: DTW

Flint, Bishop International Airport
Airport Code: FNT

Grand Rapids, Kent County International Airport
Airport Code: GRR

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport
Airport Code: AZO

Lansing, Capital City Airport
Airport Code: LAN

Marquette, Sawyer International Airport
Airport Code: MQT

Midland-Bay-Saginaw, MBS Airport
Airport Code: MBS

Muskegon County Airport
Airport Code: MKG

Traverse City, Cherry Capital Airport
Airport Code: TVC

Minnesota
Duluth International Airport
Airport Code: DLH

Minneapolis/St.Paul International Airport
Airport Code: MSP

Rochester International Airport
Airport Code: RST

Mississippi
Columbus,Starkville,West Point-Golden Triangle Regional Airport
Airport Code: GTR

Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport
Airport Code: GPT

Jackson International Airport
Airport Code: JAN

Missouri
Columbia Regional Airport
Airport Code: COU

Joplin Regional Airport
Airport Code: JLN

Kansas City, Downtown Airport
Airport Code: MKC

Kansas City International Airport
Airport Code: MCI

St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial
Airport Code: STJ

St. Louis, Chesterfield-Spirit of St. Louis Airport
Airport Code: SUS

St. Louis, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
Airport Code: STL

St. Louis, ( Belleville, IL) MidAmerica Airport
Airport Code: BLV

St. Louis, (East Alton, IL) Regional Airport
Airport Code: ALN

Springfield-Branson Regional Airport
Airport Code: SGF

Montana
Billings, Logan International Airport
Airport Code: BIL

Missoula International Airport
Airport Code: MSO

Nebraska
Kearney Municipal Airport
Airport Code: EAR

Lincoln Municipal Airport
Airport Code: LNK

Omaha, Eppley Airfield
Airport Code: OMA

Nevada
Las Vegas, McCarran International Airport
Airport Code: LAS

Reno-Tahoe International Airport
Airport Code: RNO

New Hampshire
Keene, Dillant-Hopkins Airport
Airport Code: EEN

Lebanon Municipal Airport
Airport Code: LEB

Manchester Airport
Airport Code: MHT

Portsmouth, Pease International Tradeport
Airport Code: PSM

New Jersey
Atlantic City International Airport
Airport Code: ACY

Morristown Municipal Airport
Airport Code: MMU

Newark International Airport
Airport Code: EWR

Princeton
Airport Code: PCT

Somerset County, Central Jersey Regional Airport
Airport Code: 47N

Teterboro Airport
Airport Code: TEB

New Mexico
Albuquerque International Airport
Airport Code: ABQ

New York
Albany International Airport
Airport Code: ALB

Binghamton Regional Airport
Airport Code: BGM

Buffalo-Niagara International Airport
Airport Code: BUF

Elmira/Corning Regional Airport
Airport Code: ELM

Islip, Long Island MacArthur Airport
Airport Code: ISP

Ithaca, Tompkins County Airport
Airport Code: ITCH

John F. Kennedy International Airport
Airport Code: JFK

LaGuardia Airport
Airport Code: LGA

Newburgh, Stewart International Airport
Airport Code: SWF

Rochester, Greater Rochester International Airport
Airport Code: ROC

Syracuse Hancock International
Airport Code: SYR

White Plains, Westchester County Airport
Airport Code: HPN

North Carolina
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
Airport Code: CLT

Concord Regional Airport
Airport Code: JQF

Fayetteville Regional Airport
Airport Code: FAY

Peidmont Triad International Airport
Airport Code: GSO

Hickory Regional Airport
Airport Code: HKY

Kinston Regional Jetport
Airport Code: ISO

Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Airport Code: RDO

Wilmington International Airport
Airport Code: ILM

North Dakota
Bismarck Municipal Airport
Airport Code: BIS

Fargo, Hector International Airport
Airport Code: FAR

Grand Forks International Airport
Airport Code: GFK

Ohio
Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Airport Code: CAK

Cincinnati, Lunken Airport
Airport Code: LUK

Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport
Airport Code: CVG

Cleveland, Hopkins International Airport
Airport Code: CLE

Columbus, Port Columbus International Airport
Airport Code: CMH

Dayton, James M. Cox Airport
Airport Code: DAY

Toledo Express Airport
Airport Code: TOL

Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport
Airport Code: YNG

Oklahoma
Lawton, Fort Sill Regional Airport
Airport Code: LAW

Oklahoma City, Will Rodgers World Airport
Airport Code: OKC

Tulsa International Airport
Airport Code: TUL

Oregon
Eugene Airport
Airport Code: EUG

Klamath Falls Airport
Airport Code: LMT

Medford, Rogue Valley International Airport
Airport Code: MFR

Pendleton, Eastern Oregon Regional Airport
Airport Code: PDT

Portland, Hillsboro Airport
Airport Code: HIO

Portland International Airport
Airport Code: PDX

Redmond, Roberts Field
Airport Code: RDM

Pennsylvania
Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport
Airport Code: ABE

Falls Creek, Dubois-Jefferson County Airport
Airport Code: DUJ

Erie International
Airport Code: ERI

Harrisburg International Airport
Airport Code: MDT

Lancaster Airport
Airport Code: LNS

Philadelphia International Airport
Airport Code: PHL

Pittsburgh International Airport
Airport Code: PIT

Reading Regional Airport
Airport Code: RDG

State College, University Park Airport
Airport Code: UNV

Wilkes-Barre, Scranton International Airport
Airport Code: AVP

South Carolina
Charleston International Airport
Airport Code: CHS

Columbia Metropolitan Airport
Airport Code: CAE

Greenville-Spartanburg, GSP International Airport
Airport Code: GSP

South Dakota
Pierre Regional Airport
Airport Code: PIR

Rapid City Regional Airport
Airport Code: RAP

Sioux Falls Regional Airport
Airport Code: FSD

Tennessee
Bristol-Johnson City-Kingsport, Tri-Cities Regional Airport
Airport Code: TRI

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
Airport Code: CHA

Jackson, McKeller-Sipes Regional Airport
Airport Code: MKL

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport
Airport Code: TYS

Memphis International Airport
Airport Code: MEM

Nashville International Airport
Airport Code: BNA

Nashville, John C. Tune Airport
Airport Code: JWN

Texas
Abilene Municipal
Airport Code: ABI

Amarillo International
Airport Code: AMA

Austin Bergstrom International Airport
Airport Code: AUS

Beaumont, Southeast Texas Regional
Airport Code: BPT

College Station, Easterwood Airport
Airport Code: CLL

Corpus Christi International Airport
Airport Code: CRP

Dallas Love Field
Airport Code: DAL

Dallas Ft.Worth International Airport
Airport Code: DFW

Ft. Worth Meacham International Airport
Airport Code: FTW

Galveston International Airport
Airport Code: GLS

Harlingen, Rio Grande Valley International
Airport Code: HRL

Houston, George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Airport Code: IAH

Houston, Ellington Field
Airport Code: EFD

Houston, William P. Hobby Airport
Airport Code: HOU

Killeen Municipal
Airport Code: ILE

Laredo International Airport
Airport Code: LRD

Longview, Gregg County Airport
Airport Code: GGG

Lubbock International Airport
Airport Code: LBB

McAllen Miller International Airport
Airport Code: MFE

San Antonio International Airport
Airport Code: SAT

Utah
Salt Lake City International Airport
Airport Code: SLC

Vermont
Burlington International Airport
Airport Code: BTV

Virginia
Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
Airport Code: CHO

Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
Airport Code: PHF

Norfolk International Airport
Airport Code: ORF

Richmond International Airport
Airport Code: RIC

Roanoke Regional Airport
Airport Code: ROA

Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport
Airport Code: SHD

Washington
Bellingham International
Airport Code: BLI

Grant County International Airport
Airport Code: MWH

Port of Friday Harbor Airport
Airport Code: FRD

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Airport Code: SEA

Spokane International Airport
Airport Code: GEG

Walla Walla Regional Airport
Airport Code: ALW

Wenatchee, Pangborn Memorial Airport
Airport Code: EAT

WestVirginia
Charleston, Yeager Airport
Airport Code: CRW

Huntington, Tri-State Airport
Airport Code: HTS

Wisconsin
Eau Claire, Chippewa Valley Regional Airport
Airport Code: EAU

Green Bay, Austin Straubel International Airport
Airport Code: GRB

La Crosse Municipal Airport
Airport Code: LSE

Madison, Dane County Regional Airport
Airport Code: MSN

Milwaukee, General Mitchell International Airport
Airport Code: MKE

Oshkosh, Wittman Regional Airport
Airport Code: OSH

Racine, John H. Batten Airport
Airport Code: RAC

Waukesha County Airport, Crites Field
Airport Code: UES

Wausau Downtown Airport
Airport Code: AUW

Wausau/Stevens Point, Central Wisconsin Airport
Airport Code: CWA

Wyoming
Casper, Natrona County International
Airport Code: CPR

Cheyenne Airport
Airport Code: CYS

Cody, Yellowstone Regional Airport
Airport Code: COD

Evanston Airport
Airport Code: EVW

Jackson Hole Airport
Airport Code: JAC

Laramie Regional Airport
Airport Code: LAR

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