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Aviation Lawyer Jimmy Anderson Provides Expert Commentary on American Airlines Crash

January 30, 2025 by Jimmy Anderson

Airplane and helicopter pilot and attorney Jimmy Anderson of Krutch Lindell spoke to King 5 News late in the evening on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, after American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into the Potomac River when it was hit by a United States military helicopter.  Jimmy spoke about the impact of the Federal Tort Claims… Read More

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Krutch Lindell Attorneys Provide Expert Commentary on Northwest Seaplanes Crash

September 5, 2022 by Jimmy Anderson

Airplane and helicopter pilot and attorney Jimmy Anderson of Krutch Lindell spoke to King 5 News late in the evening on Sunday, September 4, 2022, after a Northwest Seaplanes de Havilland DHC-3 “Otter” floatplane, registration N725TH, crashed while enroute from Friday Harbor, Washington, to Renton. Sadly, at the time, one victim had been recovered, deceased,… Read More

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Patterns Emerge in Southeast Aviation Holland America Flightseeing Excursion Crash

August 6, 2021 by Jimmy Anderson

On August 5, 2021, a de Havilland Beaver floatplane operated by commercial air tour operator, Southeast Aviation, crashed near Misty Fjords National Monument, along southern Alaska’s mountainous Pacific Coast/island region near Ketchikan.  Reports are that the five passengers killed in the crash were passengers on a Holland America Line Alaska cruise that originated in Seattle. … Read More

Categories: Aviation Accidents, Cruise Excursions, Floatplane Accidents, Uncategorized

2011 Reno Air Races Crash

April 28, 2021 by Jimmy Anderson

On September 16, 2011, at the Reno Air Races, a World War II era P-51 Mustang—nicknamed “the Galloping Ghost”—crashed into spectators.  The pilot and ten spectators were killed and at least sixty-nine spectators were injured.   Air racing was a popular spectator sport in the 1920s and 1930s, but lost popularity as air travel became… Read More

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Backcountry Heli-Skiing Accidents, Mountain Flying, and the AS350.

April 2, 2021 by Jimmy Anderson

The law firm of Krutch Lindell has opened an investigation into the tragic March 27, 2021, accident involving guests and clients of the Tordrillo Mountain Lodge. The crash, which occurred near the Knik Glacier, involved an Airbus AS350 B3 helicopter, chartered from Soloy Helicopters, a Wasilla-based charter company. Five people were killed, and a sixth… Read More

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Who is responsible for preventing midair collisions?

July 6, 2020 by Jimmy Anderson

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On Sunday afternoon, July, 6, 2020, a de Havilland Beaver and Cessna 206 crashed into each other above Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It is believed that eight people on board the aircraft have died. Witnesses described the two aircraft striking each other at a low altitude, approximately 200 feet, over the water. Both the National… Read More

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Krutch Lindell attorneys remember the victims of Alaska Airlines Flight 261

January 31, 2020 by Krutch Lindell Bingham Jones

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On January 21, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed into the Pacific Ocean on its way from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to San Francisco and Seattle. The aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 suffered a catastrophic loss of pitch control following an in-flight failure of the horizontal stabilizer trim system jackscrew assembly’s trapezoidal nut threads. All 88… Read More

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Helicopters Have Reduced Safety Regulations When It Comes to Weather and Equipment

January 29, 2020 by Jimmy Anderson

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When I heard the terrible news that a Sikorsky S-76B carrying nine people, including Kobe Bryant and his daughter, crashed near Calabasas, California, I checked the weather. Heavy fog. I then reviewed the Air Traffic Control recordings. SVFR (Special Visual Flight Rules). I then learned that the helicopter was not equipped with TAWS (Terrain Awareness… Read More

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: #blackmamba, #helicoptercrash, aviation accident

Cold Water Survivability and Aviation Crashes: Trauma and Immersion

January 20, 2020 by Jimmy Anderson

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This is the final part of a three-part post on cold water survivability and aviation crashes. Please note that this post discusses the emergency situations and readers who have experienced traumatic accidents may prefer not read further. In in part two of the post, we discussed the mechanics, or physics, of the crash itself: We… Read More

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Despite Special Federal Aviation Regulations, Commercial Air Tour Operators in Hawaii Still Have Fre

December 28, 2019 by Jimmy Anderson

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On the night of December 26, 2019, a Safari Helicopters ASTAR B2 helicopter carrying one pilot and six passengers went missing off the coast of Kauai. The wreckage was found on the morning of the 27th. Victims of the crash continued to be recovered. Unfortunately, air tour operations in Hawaii have a checkered history. In… Read More

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