How the AAIB fit in to a plane crash compensation claim

When a plane crash occurs in the UK, the AAIB will investigate.

This organisation, the Air Accident Investigation Branch, is a branch 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 that 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 compensation claim on behalf of an injured passenger.

The AAIB grew out of an Royal Flying Corps branch that was founded with a similar purpose for military aeroplane accidents in 1915. It passed to the Department of Transport in 1983 and took on its present form in 1987.

Its website is available at www.aaib.dft.gov.uk, where more information regarding the reporting of an accident, the relevant laws that cover its work, and the Branch's contact details.

Plane crash claims with passenger injury experts
If you are pursuing a personal injury claim regarding an aeroplane accident, your chosen solicitor may well have already approached the AAIB report. However, if you are only considering seeking compensation, we at YouClaim 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. We take no cut.

Contact our 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 - 0800 10 757 95.