When aircrafts such as commercial airlines, small airplanes, or helicopters are involved in accidents the results are often tragic with loved ones suffering horrific deaths or severe injuries. The causes for these accidents can include pilot error, defective parts in the aircraft, improper maintenance, faulty equipment, poor design and violations of federal regulations.

Aviation accidents can involve unreasonable conduct that occurs in several different states, over bodies of water, or in foreign countries. As a result, different legal standards from various jurisdictions often come into play. The ability to navigate through the complex causes behind aviation accidents and advocate for the proper, controlling law are crucial in these cases. The attorneys at Cannon & Dunphy, S.C. are experienced in these areas and have successfully represented aviation accident victims and their family members.
 

A sample of Cannon & Dunphy's previous results in Aviation accident cases:

• $1.15 million awarded to passenger who sustained a serious back injury, including a spinal fusion, as the result of a Cessna airplane crash. The crash was the result of pilot error in landing the airplane too fast and too close to the end of the runway.




• $1.05 million settlement involving a helicopter crash
   
• $700,000 awarded to the widow of a man killed in the crash of a Cessna 421 airplane. The accident was caused by an improperly installed exhaust guide depositing metal chips into the engine oil, seizing the engine mid-flight.