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Being a pilot or a passenger in a light aircraft can be great fun and a brilliant way to see the countryside or avoid traffic jams if going further afield but plane crash compensation could be payable if an accident should occur.
All private pilots have to undergo rigorous training and tests before being granted a licence by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to fly themselves and take passengers. Subsequently they are subject to medical examinations and frequent reassessments.
They are not allowed to take paying passengers, fly at night or in poor visibility or in a larger aircraft than a single-engined one unless they have completed further hours of training and passed proficiency exams.
The cost of buying and maintaining even the smallest aircraft is beyond the budget of many people and most pilots in the UK hire an aircraft when they wish to take a flight. All owners of aircraft have a legal duty to ensure they have been properly maintained and serviced by qualified aircraft engineers.
Again, the CAA has legal regulatory powers over maintenance regimes, training of engineers and the standard of facilities on airfields.
All of these supervisory measures are directed at keeping air travel, even at the individual level, as safe as possible.
Death and serious injury in air accidents
Unfortunately, although there are not many accidents in comparison to the number of flying hours clocked up by pilots in the UK, when there is an incident involving a light aircraft, in the majority of cases, serious injury or death are often the consequences.
Air accidents may be caused by some factors attributable to human error, either on the part of the pilot or because of a lack of maintenance, a failed component on the aircraft or a problem at the airfield. Accidents which are no one's fault may be through poor weather conditions or similar circumstance beyond control.
When a plane crash occurs in the UK, the AAIB will investigate. This organisation, the Air Accident Investigation Branch, is a part of the UK government, reporting directly to the Secretary of State for Transport. Its role is to investigate crashes and other serious incidents.
It is not an organisation which seeks to apportion blame or liability; rather, it aims to present a concise analysis, as quickly as possible, that explains the causes and circumstances of an accident.
However, this information may be of great use to a personal injury lawyer making a plane crash compensation claim on behalf of an injured pilot or passenger.
Plane crash compensation with personal injury experts
If you are pursuing a personal injury claim regarding an aircraft accident, your chosen solicitor may well have already approached the AAIB for a report. However, if you are only considering seeking compensation, here at YouClaim we may be able to help you decide.
We offer free advice to injured parties, and - should you decide to proceed with a claim - free representation, whether you win or lose.
A no win, no fee solicitor from YouClaim comes with a guarantee that our fee will never be charged to you - there is no fee in a lost case, and it will be charged to your opponent in a won one. You also have a promise that no other costs that arise will come to you, and that 100 percent compensation in a won case will go directly to you.
Contact our helpful legal advisors today for more information, or to begin your plane crash compensation claim. Our echat and claim form let you reach us through the Internet, or you can simply call our free UK hotline on 0800 10 757 95.
