Aviation Accident Causes: Aircraft Design Defects
Many of the aircraft in use today have been designed by committees. In practice, this kind of approach often results in problems like design defects that cause planes and helicopters to crash.
Another danger to the safety of air travelers lies in the design, engineering or manufacture of hydraulic equipment, engines, landing gear, auto pilot systems, flight panel instruments and other aircraft components.
In some cases, the defect is an actual design or engineering defect that no one catches until an accident occurs. There have been other cases in which manufacturers continue to sell defective aircraft products, even after they know there is a problem. In other cases, flaws in the process or the quality of the materials used in the manufacturing process have been found to be the source of the problem.
Knowing what the problems are in a general sense is the easy part. Having the patience to sift through the evidence, the ability to pinpoint the exact cause of the crash and the skill persuasively present this evidence in a courtroom is something else.
These assets can only come from experience.
Attorneys at the Bay Area law firm of O'Reilly Collins have handled hundreds of aviation accident cases throughout the United States, many of which were caused at least in part by unsafely designed or flawed products. Today, more than 35 years and hundreds of millions of dollars in results later, our experience and approach continues to deliver maximum results for our clients in California and throughout the United States.
To learn more, contact our lawyers online or call our San Francisco area law offices from anywhere in the United States at 888-696-5371 (toll-free).
