Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com The Clark County Medical Examiner has identified the pilot of the plane that crashed at Goheen Airport north of Battle Ground in late September as Kenneth Shaffer, 76, of Trout Lake. Click Here to read the Article
NASHVILLE, TENN. — A prominent aviation attorney is calling on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to scrutinize maintenance records after a deadly small-plane crash in Battle Ground, Washington — a case the NTSB has so far been unable to explain. The crash, which killed the lone pilot on board a Cessna Skyhawk on September 26, [...]
NASHVILLE, TENN. — A nationally recognized aviation attorney is raising serious concerns about a fatal crash near Centennial Airport, questioning whether the single-engine aircraft was properly inspected before takeoff — and why the engine failed mid-flight without warning. The crash, which occurred on September 5, claimed the lives of both pilots aboard a Beech P35 Bonanza during an instructional [...]
NASHVILLE, TENN. — A well-known Tennessee aviation attorney says federal investigators will be looking closely at both pilot actions and mechanical factors as they try to determine what caused the small plane crash in Franklin, North Carolina that killed three people — including Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James. The crash involved a 2016 Cirrus SR22T, which [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 4, 2025) — A prominent Tennessee aviation attorney says passengers injured aboard a Delta flight diverted after severe turbulence may have legal grounds for compensation under international air travel law. Delta Air Lines Flight DL56, en route from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, experienced violent turbulence shortly after reaching cruising altitude late [...]
NASHVILLE, TENN. (July 31, 2025) — Following the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) initial hearings into the January 29 mid-air collision that killed 67 people over Washington, D.C., aviation safety attorney Keith Williams is urging the U.S. Army to immediately retire helicopters equipped with outdated altimeters. At the July 30 hearing, NTSB investigators revealed that the Army helicopter [...]
NASHVILLE, TENN. — A prominent U.S. aviation attorney is calling for a thorough investigation into possible fuel system failures following one of the deadliest airline disasters in India’s history. Keith Williams, a Tennessee-based aviation lawyer with a background in crash investigation, says early indicators from the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 [...]
Keith Williams: Crash Highlights Urgent Need for Stricter Pre-Flight Inspections NASHVILLE, TENN. (June 10, 2025) — Following the crash of a plane carrying 20 skydivers at Tullahoma Regional Airport, noted aviation attorney Keith Williams is calling for tighter safety protocols and more rigorous pre-flight inspections for private aircraft. The plane, a twin-engine DeHaviland DH-6 Twin [...]
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — Aviation attorney Keith Williams, founder of the Keith Williams Law Group, is speaking out following the U.S. Justice Department’s recent agreement with Boeing regarding two fatal crashes involving the 737 Max aircraft. Williams asserts that the deal fails to deliver justice or closure to the families of the victims and allows Boeing to evade [...]
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — Aviation attorney Keith Williams of the Keith Williams Law Group emphasizes the need for further investigation before determining the cause of a fatal plane crash in White County, Tennessee. On April 26, at approximately 11:47 a.m. local time, a Mooney M20TN Acclaim traveling from Alabaster-Shelby County Airport in Alabama to Sparta-Upper Cumberland [...]
