Aviation & Plane Crash Reconstruction

Aviation incidents require specialized knowledge and Crashteams has the experts for the task. Our aviation experts are specialists with many years experience in analyzing and reconstructing plane crashes and aviation related incidents.

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Aircraft incident reconstructions

The quality of an aircraft accident reconstruction report plays a critical role in determining whether the investigation is successful in enhancing aircraft travel safety. However, these reconstructions require analysis of complex sets of data and situations where the available data can be vague, incomplete and misleading. Despite its importance, complexity, and reliance on investigators' judgments, analysis has been a neglected area in terms of standards, guidance and training of investigators in most organizations that conduct safety investigations.

To address this situation, Crashteams AVIATION developed a comprehensive investigation analysis framework. This provides results which answer the important issues for a particular incident, but also provide valuable insights to the standards of the industry going forward.

Crashteams AVIATION believes that its investigation analysis procedure is well suited to its role as an independent, arms length safety investigation entity. We are committed to contributing to air travel safety by reporting key issues which relate to an ongoing evolution of preventive maintenance standards, training and aircraft manufacturing.

The following brief descriptions illustrate how diverse the causations can be and how important it becomes to have a wide range of investigation expertise to reach the conclusions that are demanded by interested parties

11/23/1996	Ethiopian Airlines B-767	Off Moroni, Comoros	The aircraft was hijacked shortly after taking off from Ethiopia by three drunken escaped prisoners. They demanded to be flown to Australia, but wouldn't let the pilot stop to refuel. The plane eventually ran out of fuel and ditched 500 feet offshore killing 127 of 157 aboard.
04/15/1997	Azerbaijan Airlines Yakovlev 40	Gyandzha, Azerbaijan	A stray bullet from training soldiers struck the landing plane, hitting an oxygen cylinder. A fire broke out and control of the plane was lost and it crashed.
07/23/1999	All Nippon Airways B-747	Tokyo, Japan	Two minutes after taking off a man carrying a knife forced a flight attendant to take him in the cockpit of the plane. A fan of computer flight-simulation games, he stated he just wanted to fly a real plane. After forcing the co-pilot out of the cockpit he ordered the captain to fly to a U.S. Air Force base in western Tokyo. When he refused, he stabbed the captain and seized the controls. After a sudden drop in altitude, the co-pilot and an off duty crew member entered the cockpit and overpowered the hijacker. A one point the plane plunged to within 984 feet of the ground. The plane ultimately landed safely but the captain died of his injuries.
05/25/2000	Philippine Air Lines Airbus A-330Near	Near Manila, Philippines	A hijacker robbed passengers, jumped out of the plane with a homemade parachute and was killed in the jump.
08/24/2001	Canadian Air Transat Airbus A-330	Terceira, Azores	The Airbus 330, without engine power, glided for almost 20 minutes, descending from for more than 30,000 ft. before landing safely at Lajes Airport. Several tires blew out causing a fire which was quickly extinguished by emergency crews. The leak was caused by a damaged fuel feed pipe that was caused by interference from the aft hydraulic pump which was improperly installed. No one was seriously injured.
08/27/2006	Comair Canadair CRJ-200ER	Lexington, Kentucky	The plane took off from the wrong runway that was too short. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway and crashed killing 49 of the 50 aboard.

Causes of Fatal Accidents by Decade (percentage)

Cause	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	All
Pilot Error	41	37	29	30	31	30	33
Pilot Error (weather related)	11	17	15	16	19	19	16
Pilot Error (mechanical related)	7	3	4	4	6	3	4
Total Pilot Error	59	57	48	50	56	52	53
Other Human Error	4	7	10	6	7	9	7
Weather	14	11	10	12	9	8	11
Mechanical Failure	20	19	21	21	21	25	21
Sabotage	3	4	9	10	7	6	7
Other Cause	0	2	2	1	1	0	1

Specialized Aviation Reconstruction Experts

Crashteams AVIATION experts bring decades of industry experience along with expert witness credentials to provide a reliable investigation team.

Litigation involving plane related incidents requires specialized knowledge. Our experts have experience, and detailed knowledge of the physics of plane related collisions.

To reconstruct and understand the forces, and relevant factors at play in a plane incident you need specialized knowledge. That is why Crashteams has specialized aviation experts to provide the knowledge required for an accurate and professional reconstruction.

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What can Crashteams do for you?

Our aviation crash investigators have the tools and skills required to discern between a human error or material failure. They provide detailed reports and give testimony in court.

We understand that there is a lot of personal and financial damage done. There is a lot of money at stake in aviation incidents, that why you should rely on the best in the business!

Crashteams are worldwide experts aviation related incidents.
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Our Services

Crash Reconstruction

Our Crashteams reconstructionists are the most highly trained and qualified individuals in the industry.

Scene Surveys

All Crashteams experts utilize survey equipment to produce precision crash scene diagrams and 3D models.

Expert Witnesses Testimony

All Crashteams reconstructionists are qualified expert witnesses and have given testimony at all court levels and jurisdictions.

Witness Interviews

Your Crashteams experts can interview witnesses and secure detailed statements, as recorded interviews in audio and video formats.

3D Animations

Crashteams experts are all trained and certified as forensic animators. You will find it advantageous that your reconstructionist and animator are the same person.

Crash Simulation

Crashteams experts are qualified to use many different software applications to simulate the crash for the purposes of answering what if scenarios and exposing errors in the hypotheses advanced by opposing experts.

Rebuttal Reports

You may send us reports from opposing experts and we will be able to tell you immediately if a rebuttal is useful and if so, we produce professional, objective, commentaries.

Managed Services

Crashteams have the expertise coverage and manpower to take on all the crash investigation requirements of a community as a public private partnership.