Most airline travel is generally very safe. Statistics show that flying in a commercial airline is four times safer than driving an automobile.  However, smaller single engine airplanes and charter airplanes are a different story. Those aircraft have an accident and death rate seven times higher than automobiles.  As both commercial and private airplane travel is expected to double over the next two decades, the number of airplane related accidents and injuries will increase exponentially.

Aviation accidents occur for a variety of reasons, the common of which are pilot error, air traffic controller error, improper maintenance and mechanical component issues such as engine failure. Aircraft passengers must rely entirely on the pilots, mechanics and air traffic controllers for their safety. Virtually any negligent act by these individuals can lead to disaster; too often aviation negligence results in catastrophic injuries and wrongful deaths.

Additionally, other, nonfatal injuries can and do regularly occur during flights due to weather conditions, turbulence, luggage and other improperly stored objects falling or flying about the cabin and even food poisoning.

Attorney David Altman has been honored as one of the Best Attorneys of America and received the NAOPIA TOP TEN (10) award.  The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys is an organization devoted to recognizing the top Personal Injury lawyers in the nation and less than 1% of the more than 1 million attorneys in the United States have received this prestigious award.

Our law firm handles all aspects of personal injury cases with our no recovery, no fee guarantee. Please contact the Law Offices of David Altman, a top Saint George personal injury law firm dedicated to helping airplane/aviation injury accident victims and winning their cases for over thirty five (35) years in Utah and California.

If you have suffered a serious personal injury in St. George, Salt Lake City or anywhere else in Utah and are seeking aggressive, competent and superior legal representation, please call us for a free no obligation, confidential consultation at (435) 688-9999.