Showing posts with label airplane accidents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label airplane accidents. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Plane Crashes on a Buffalo Neighborhood

With accidents everywhere, sometimes I just want to stay at home to be safe. Until last week, I thought that I could be secured and safe just by lying in bed or staying indoors.

The Wielinski family could not have thought of their fate, not in a millions years. A supposedly romantic week turned into a gruesome scenario when a commercial plane landed on the family’s roof. Aboard the plane were 49 people. All were dead including the man of the house, Doug Wielinski.

The accident scene was a residential area. As it was near Buffalo Niagara International Airport, residents were used to seeing airplanes on top of them but not when one actually landed on the roof and crashed through a family’s home.

Airplane accidents happen not as often as car accidents. However, when tragedy like this occurs, it produces gruesome and terrifying images.

Although the cause of the accident could not have been identified as of the moment, logic and nature tells us that something bad and serious could have caused it. The icy conditions, mechanical problem and/or pilot error could have all contributed to the crash.

Personally, I could not comment as to the cause because it still under investigation. My heart goes to the family’s of all those deceased. It also gave me the idea that safety and security are rare these days. Even in the comfort of our own houses, accidents would still creep through.



Thursday, December 18, 2008

Plane crashed into home, killed three

An airplane accident happened recently in San Diego which claimed the lives of at least three people just this week.

Prior to the accident, an F/A-18D Hornet plane took off the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego with only one pilot on board. Reports said that the plane was having problems right after take off and the lone pilot prepared for an emergency landing.

The condition of the plane worsen while air borne prior to the landing, i.e. it lost its second engine, etc. As the consequence, the plane nosedived, according to witnesses – the pilot was able to eject himself from the aircraft in the nick of time.

Unluckily for San Diego neighborhood, the accident took place above them. The plane reportedly crashed into a home where a woman, her two kids, and an elderly woman lived. Due to the crash, three of them were confirmed killed.

The neighborhood was reportedly had to be evacuated. The pilot sustained injuries and was taken to the Naval Medical Center of San Diego.

Airplane or aviation accident doesn’t happen very often. But because of the dangerous nature of the plane’s fuel, it has a tendency to create a more fatal accident than others.

If you or anyone you know suffered injuries or wrongful death due to aviation accident, consult with an aviation accident or personal injury lawyer. You may have a valid claim against the party at fault or for whose negligence produces the accident.

Like this particular accident, the family of the victims may pursue a case for the loss of lives that happened because of the plane accident.