Aviation Accidents | Orlando Accident & Injury Blog - Part 5
Experienced Orlando Pilot Crashes in Storm
Flying a single-engine plane can be dangerous even for an experienced pilot. They are often called “Doctor Killers” for a reason. People with a moderate amount of disposable income can operate a small plane, but those aircraft are more likely to experience problems.
Elderly Couple Killed in Florida Plane Crash
Aviation accidents don’t always occur near major airports. Oftentimes, smaller aircraft land and take off at private fields in Florida. These are unregulated taxiways but can be just as dangerous as a regular airfield.
Florida Pilot Crashes Into Communication Tower
A drunken pilot crashed a plane into a communication tower and was charged with reckless operation of a vessel and child abuse without great harm. He was released on a $4,000 bond and refused to speak with the media.
Florida Plane Crash Kills South American Family
Four members of a family were killed in a South Florida plane crash and investigators are still trying to determine the reason. It could take weeks for investigators to sift through the rubble and determine a cause.
Three Die in College Park Helicopter Crash
On March 22nd, 2015, three people were killed when the helicopter they were riding in, crashed in College Park, near Orlando, Florida. The three people were identified as Harry Anderson, 42, Bruce Teitelbaum, 48, and Marsha Khan, 55.
Fort Lauderdale Plane Crash Kills Four
On April 12, a Piper PA-31 plane inbound to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport crashed into the woods near the airport. Four people were presumed dead after the plane nosedived and exploded. Investigators are looking into what caused the crash.
Helicopter in Orlando Crashes into House
911 operators were flooded with calls after a helicopter crashed into a house in Orlando on March 24. They reported seeing large amounts of smoke coming from the house after the accident.
Marines, National Guardsmen Die In Florida Helicopter Crash
An aborted training mission killed 11 members of the military along the Florida Gulf Coast on March 13th. The mission, which took place in a narrow body of water between the mainland of northern Florida and a barrier island, was aborted due to extreme fog and bad weather.
Experimental Plane Crashes Shortly After Take Off
A man got one heck of scare after taking off in a plane from Sebastian Municipal Airport in Sebastian, Florida. He was just going for a leisurely afternoon flight when everything went wrong in a hurry.
NTSB Says Bad Propeller Might Have Played Role in Florida Plane Crash
Faulty maintenance work could have been the cause of a plane crash that killed four people, according to an initial report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
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