Baum Hedlund’s Aviation Cases

Airline and Other Commercial Aviation Cases

• American Airlines Flight 33, runway accident, Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, Jamaica, 2009
  
  
• Continental Connection Flight 3407/Colgan Air, Clarence Center, New York, 2009
  
  
• Continental Airlines Flight 1404, Denver, Colorado, 2008
  
  
• East Coast Jets, Owatonna, Minnesota, 2008
  
  
• Adventure Helicopter Tours (Robinson R44 II) Sight-Seeing Tour Accident, 
  Topanga Canyon, California, 2008
  
  
• TACA Airlines, Toncontin International Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 2008
  
  
• Kemper Aviation Charter Flight, near Indiantown, Florida, 2008
  
  
• United Airlines Flight 1028, Dive over Nevada, 2008
  
  
• Classic Helicopter Corp., Charter Flight, near Easton, Washington, 2007
  
  
• Comair Flight 5191, Lexington, Kentucky, 2006
  
  
• Southwest Airlines Flight 1248, Midway International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, 2005
  
  
• Heli USA Airways Helicopter Tour, Kauai, Hawaii, 2005
  
  
• Jack Harter Helicopters Tour, Kauai, Hawaii, 2003
  
  
• US Airways Express/Air Midwest Flight 5481 at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, North Carolina, 2003
  
  
• American Airlines Flight 587, Belle Harbor (Queens), New York, 2001
  
  
• American Airlines Flight 11, into the World Trade Center, New York, 2001
  
  
• United Airlines Flight 175, into the World Trade Center, New York, 2001
  
  
• American Airlines Flight 77, into the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, 2001
  
  
• United Airlines Flight 93, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 2001
  
  
• SAS (Scandinavian Airline Systems)/Cessna Citation collision, Milan, Italy, 2001
  
  
• Airborne Charter Inc./Avjet, Aspen, Colorado, 2001
  
  
• Singapore Airlines Flight SQ006, Taipei, Taiwan, 2000
  
  
• Southwest Airlines Flight 1455, Burbank, California, 2000
  
  
• Alaska Airlines Flight 261, Pacific Ocean, near Pt. Mugu, California, 2000
  
  
• EgyptAir Flight 990, Atlantic Ocean, near Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, 1999
  
  
• Northern Air, Arusha, Tanzania, 1999
  
  
• American Airlines Flight 1420, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1999
  
  
• Swissair Flight 111, near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, 1998
  
  
• Continental Flight 75 inflight mishap, Los Angeles to Hawaii, 1998
  
  
• United Airlines Flight 81 inflight mishap, LaGuardia to Los Angeles, 1998
  
  
• Korean Air Lines Flight 801, Agana, Guam, 1997
  
  
• Airborne Express, near Narrows, Virginia, 1996
  
  
• United Express Flight 5925/Beechcraft King Air A90 runway collision, Quincy, Illinois, 1996
  
  
• TWA Flight 800 explosion, near East Moriches, New York, 1996
  
  
• ValuJet Flight 592, near Miami, Florida, 1996
  
  
• American Airlines Flight 965, near Cali, Colombia, 1995
  
  
• Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, near Carrollton, Georgia, 1995
  
  
• Great Fun Fest Balloon Race, Kingsport, Tennessee, 1995
  
  
• Island Air, Kodiak, Alaska, 1995
  
  
• USAir Flight 427, near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, 1994
  
  
• USAir Flight 1016, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1994
  
  
• Air One Sikorsky helicopter, Walnut Creek, California, 1994
  
  
• Mesa Airlines Commercial Training Flight, Telluride, Colorado, 1993
  
  
• Northwest Airlink Flight 5719/Express Airlines II, Hibbing, Minnesota, 1993
  
  
• China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 accidental flap/slat deployment, Shanghai to Los Angeles, 1993
  
  
• Skydive Long Island, New York, 1993
  
  
• Continental Airlines Flight 588, Denver, Colorado, 1993
  
  
• Taca Airlines Flight 510, Guatemala, 1993
  
  
• Hawaii Helicopters, Maui, Hawaii, 1992
  
  
• Air Methods Bell helicopter, Bayfield, Colorado, 1992
  
  
• Adventure Airlines, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1992
  
  
• TWA Flight 843 jet fire, JFK Airport, New York, 1992
  
  
• USAir Flight 405, LaGuardia Airport, New York, 1992
  
  
• Perris Valley Sky Diving School, Perris, California, 1992
  
  
• USAir, Horseheads, New York, 1992
  
  
• CommutAir Airlines (USAir) Flight 4821, Saranac Lake, NY, 1992
  
  
• Delta Airlines inflight emergency, Tampa to Los Angeles, 1992
  
  
• United Airlines Flight 852 inflight turbulence, Japan to San Francisco, 1992
  
  
• Intermountain Air Service Helicopter, Toutle, Washington, 1991
  
  
• USAir inflight emergency, Los Angeles to Florida, 1991
  
  
• Balloon Works Firefly Balloon, Altoona, Iowa, 1991
  
  
• United Airlines Flight 585, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1991
  
  
• Tropic Air, Belize, 1991
  
  
• Energy Department helicopter, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1991
  
  
• USAir Flight 1493/Skywest Flight 5569, Los Angeles, California, 1991
  
  
• Northwest Airlines Flight 1482, Romulus, Michigan, 1990
  
  
• Hot Air Balloon Tour, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1990
  
  
• Aeroperlas Air, Panama City, Panama, 1990
  
  
• Scenic Air Tours Airline, Hawaii, 1989
  
  
• United Airlines Flight 232, Sioux City, Iowa, 1989
  
  
• Grand Canyon Airlines Flight 5, Phoenix, Arizona, 1989
  
  
• Continental Express Flight 2286, Durango, Colorado, 1988
  
  
• Delta Airlines Flight 1141, Dallas, Texas, 1988
  
  
• Northwest Airlines Flight 255, Romulus, Michigan, 1987
  
  
• AeroMexico Flight 498 / Piper Midair Collision, Cerritos, California, 1986*
  
  
• Arrow Air (101st Airborne Division), Gander, Newfoundland, 1985
  
  
• Comair Flight 444, Covington, Kentucky, 1979*
  
  
• Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 / Cessna 172 Midair Collision, San Diego, California, 1978*
  
  
• Bell 206B Helicopter Charter, near Bishop, California, 1976*
  
  
• British European Airways Flight 548, near London, England, 1972*
  

*Commercial aviation cases handled by Ronald Goldman before joining
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman

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International Aviation Accidents

• American Airlines Flight 331, Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, Jamaica, 2009

• TACA Airlines, Toncontin International Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 2008

• American Airlines Flight 587, Belle Harbor/Queens, New York, 2001
  

• SAS (Scandinavian Airline Systems)/Cessna Collision, Milan, Italy, 2001
  

• Robinson R22 helicopter, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2001
  

• Singapore Airlines Flight SQ006, Taipei, Taiwan, 2000
  

• Alaska Airlines Flight 261, off Pt. Mugu, California, 2000
  

• EgyptAir Flight 990, off Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, 1999
  

• Northern Air, Arusha, Tanzania, 1999
  

• Swissair Flight 111, near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, 1998
  

• Korean Air Flight 801, Agana, Guam, 1997
  

• TWA Flight 800 Explosion, near East Moriches, New York, 1996
  

• American Airlines Flight 965, near Cali, Colombia, 1995
  

• Grumman Gulfstream II, Quito, Ecuador, 1995
  

• China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 accidental flap/slat deployment,
  Shanghai to Los Angeles, 1993
  

• Taca Airlines Flight 510, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1993

• United Airlines Flight 852 inflight turbulence, Japan to San Francisco, 1992

• Piper PA-23, Colombia, South America, 1992
  
  
• Mooney, Flying Doctors of Mercy, Sinaloa, Mexico, 1991
  
  
• Tropic Air Crash, Belize, 1991
  
  
• Aeroperlas Air, Panama City, Panama, 1990
  
  
• Grumman Tiger, Clark Air Base, Manila, Philippines, 1990
  
  
• Cessna 172, Atlantic Ocean, near the Bahamas, 1989
  
  
• Arrow Air (101st Airborne Division), Gander, Newfoundland, 1985
  
  
• British European Airways Flight 548, near London, England, 1972*

*International aviation accident case handled by Ronald Goldman before joining
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman

 

Non-commercial / General Aviation Cases

• Cessna 310P vs. Cessna 172N, midair collision, Long Beach, California, 2009
  
  
• Beechcraft B36TC crash, Mammoth Lakes, California, 2008
  
  
• Maryland State Police Aerospatiale (Eurocopter) AS365, Forestville, Maryland, 2008
  
  
• Carson Helicopter Services / U.S. Forest Service, Sikorsky S-61N, midair collision,
  near Weaverville, California, 2008
  
  
• Central Illinois Air Corp. Robinson R44 II Helicopter crash, Table Rock Lake, Missouri, 2008
  
  
• Cessna 172 vs. Cessna 150, midair collision, Corona, California, 2008
  
  
• Cessna 310 crash into house, Compton, California, 2008
  
  
• Mooney M20C crash, Riverside, California, 2008
  
  
• Beech J35 crash, Fort Worth, Texas, 2007
  
  
• Aero Commander 112, Chino, California, 2006
  
  
• Piper PA-28-161, Leesburg, Virginia, 2005
  
  
• Robinson R-22 Beta Helicopter, Rochester, Minnesota, 2004
  
  
• Rockwell 114 crash, Bishop, California, 2003
  
  
• Beech E-90 crash, Bloomington, Illinois, 2002
  
  
• Grumman American AA1B crash, Pomona, California, 2002
  
  
• Piper PA-31-310, Atlanta, Idaho, 2002
  
  
• Robinson R22 helicopter, San Salvador, El Salvador, 2001
  
  
• Luscombe 8A, Calhoun, Gerogia, 2001
  
  
• Piper PA-34-200, San Dimas, California, 2000
  
  
• Sikorsky HH-3F helicopter, near Wellington, Nevada, 2000
  
  
• Piper PA-24-250, Lexington, Virginia, 2000
  
  
• Cessna 150M, Holly Springs, Mississippi, 2000
  
  
• Maule M-4-210C, Willows, California, 2000
  
  
• Bellanca 17-30, near Scottsdale, Arizona, 2000
  
  
• Cessna 414, near Monarch, Montana, 2000
  
  
• Fouga 6 CM 170, near San Joaquin, California, 2000
  
  
• Bell 206B helicopter, Cottage Grove, Minnesota, 1999
  
  
• Piper PA-24-260, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1999
  
  
• Cessna T210M, near Marcola, Oregon, 1999
  
  
• Aviat Pitts S-2B, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 1999
  
  
• Lake LA-4-250, Laconia, New Hampshire, 1999
  
  
• Cessna T210N, Hillsboro, Oregon, 1998
  
  
• Bell 205A1 Los Angeles Fire Dept. Medical Helicopter, Los Angeles, California, 1998
  
  
• Beechcraft Baron 95-B55, near Royce City , Texas, 1997
  
  
• Cessna Skyhawk 172E, near Topeka, Kansas, 1997
  
  
• Cessna 402B, Tampa, Florida, 1997
  
  
• Bell 206B helicopter, Maui, Hawaii, 1996
  
  
• Beechcraft D-45, near Poplarville, Mississippi, 1996
  
  
• Beechcraft A36, Roanoke, Virginia, 1996
  
  
• Cessna 172, near Eagle River, Alaska, 1996
  
  
• Piper Cherokee PA-28-121, near Caliente, California, 1996
  
  
• Hughes 269C helicopter, near Eldon, Washington, 1996
  
  
• Cessna Super Skywagon 206C, near Hartwood, Virginia, 1996
  
  
• Piper Seminole/Piper Cherokee midair collision, Flagler Beach, Florida, 1996
  
  
• Cessna 182R/Cessna 170A midair collision, Proctor, Arkansas, 1996
  
  
• Piper PA-28, Fort Pierce, Florida, 1996
  
  
• Beechcraft E-90, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1996
  
  
• Piper Cherokee PA-32-300, Fullerton, California, 1995
  
  
• Piper Malibu PA- 46-310P, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1995
  
  
• Piper Apache PA-23, Camp Pendleton, California, 1995
  
  
• Cessna 152, Long Beach, CA, 1995
  
  
• Allen Mustang II, Jasper, Tennessee, 1995
  
  
• Grumman Gulfstream II, Quito, Ecuador, 1995
  
  
• Cessna 172M, Portland, Maine, 1995
  
  
• Cessna 140, Blue Mountain, Pennsylvania, 1995
  
  
• Consolidated Vultee BT-13B, Oxford, Connecticut, 1995
  
  
• Cessna Cardinal 177RG, South Lake Tahoe, California, 1994
  
  
• Piper Lance PA-32, Englewood, Colorado, 1994
  
  
• Cessna 172N, Prescott, Arizona, 1994
  
  
• McDonnell Douglas 369E helicopter, Richfield, Ohio, 1993
  
  
• Grumman AA-1C, Santa Paula, California, 1993
  
  
• Beechcraft D-50E, Yosemite National Park, California, 1993
  
  
• Piper PA-28, Kissimmee, Florida, 1993
  
  
• Cessna 421B, Valley Park, Missouri, 1993
  
  
• Cessna 172N, Lompoc, California, 1993
  
  
• Cessna 172, Towanda, Pennsylvania, 1993
  
  
• Piper PA-24-180, Gaylord, Michigan, 1992
  
  
• Twin Commander 690B, Herlong, California, 1992
  
  
• Twin Commander 690C, Golden, Colorado, 1992
  
  
• Beechcraft Baron, Baker City, Oregon, 1992
  
  
• Hughes 269 helicopter, London, Kentucky, 1992
  
  
• Piper PA-28R-200, Akron, New York, 1992
  
  
• Beechcraft B-18, Hinckley, Illinois, 1992
  
  
• Cessna 310, Everett, Washington, 1992
  
  
• Piper PA-23, Colombia, South America, 1992
  
  
• Piper Saratoga PA-32-301, Heath, Ohio, 1992
  
  
• Cessna 172, Tricorner Knob, Tennessee, 1992
  
  
• Cessna 182 Skylane, McKinleyville, California, 1992
  
  
• Cessna 172 Skyhawk II, Accokeek, Maryland, 1992
  
  
• Piper Cherokee, Rancho Cucamonga, California, 1992
  
  
• Pitts S2B, Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, 1992
  
  
• Cessna 150, Upper Kalskag, Alaska, 1992
  
  
• Mooney, Sinaloa, Mexico, 1991
  
  
• Beechcraft Baron 95-C55, Granada Hills, California, 1991
  
  
• Piper Comanche PA-24, Missoula, Montana, 1991
  
  
• Cessna 172N, Columbus, Montana, 1991
  
  
• Piper Comanche PA-24, Richmond, Vermont, 1991
  
  
• Piper PA-23-250, Hawthorne, California, 1991
  
  
• Aeronca Champ 7AC, Shellman, Georgia, 1991
  
  
• Navion-A, Kanakee, Illinois, 1991
  
  
• Cessna 172M, Bellingham, Washington, 1991
  
  
• Piper PA 28-140, Surf Side Beach, South Carolina, 1991
  
  
• Grumman HU-16, Hawaii, 1991
  
  
• Beechcraft 35, Reedsburg, Wisconsin, 1991
  
  
• Cessna 150J, New Bern, North Carolina, 1991
  
  
• Beechcraft 95-B55, Chassahowitzka, Florida, 1991
  
  
• Piper Cherokee PA-28-151, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1991
  
  
• Cessna 150J, Kure Beach, North Carolina, 1991
  
  
• Cessna C-172, Oregon City, Oregon, 1991
  
  
• Grumman Tiger, Clark Air Base, Manila, Philippines, 1990
  
  
• Cessna 210, Manassas, Virginia, 1990
  
  
• Piper Cherokee PA-28, Cheswold, Delaware, 1990
  
  
• Cessna 172, Ferry County, Washington, 1990
  
  
• Mooney M20K, Carson City, Nevada, 1990
  
  
• Cessna P210, La Verne, California, 1990
  
  
• Piper Arrow, Hillsboro, Oregon, 1990
  
  
• Cessna 152, San Luis Obispo, California, 1990
  
  
• Cessna 172, Atlantic Ocean, near the Bahamas, 1989
  
  
• Stinson Voyager 108-2, Glens Falls, New York, 1989
  
  
• Piper PA-28, Wellsville, Kansas, 1989
  
  
• Cessna 206, Grangeville, Idaho, 1988
  
  
• Piper Tri-pacer, Compton, California, 1988
  
  
• Cessna 152, Smithfield, Rhode Island, 1988
  
  
• Cessna 310R, Madison, Indiana, 1988
  
  
• Cessna, Los Banos, California, 1988
  
  
• Piper Turbo Arrow, Bridgeport, West Virginia, 1988
  
  
• Rockwell 1121A Jet Commander, Oakgrove, Pennsylvania, 1988