Statistically speaking, airplanes are the safest mode of transportation available, but that does not mean it is entirely free from danger. When something goes amiss, it can easily result in a serious accident, causing potential injury or death. Here are five of the most common causes that result in aviation accidents: […]
A search for a lost plane carrying eight people is ongoing after it went missing on February 13 off the coast of North Carolina. The flight was set to land at around 2:00 PM, but started behaving erratically before suddenly disappearing from the radar. The fuselage of the plane and several of the bodies of [...]
Whenever a company discovers a product they produce has a design defect, they customarily issue a recall for that product. This helps to prevent defective products from hurting regular consumers, who can potentially be injured or sickened by defective goods. But what exactly is a design defect, and how does it result in people getting [...]
According to a preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), one person has died and another was injured in a helicopter crash in Sevier County on December 29. The crash occurred in the middle of the afternoon, at around 2:21 PM, during a flight from Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport in Sevierville, TN. The current cause [...]
