Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyers

Flying private planes is a venture that few people undertake, and in order to obtain a pilot’s license, a person must go through many hours of training before he or she will be allowed to fly alone and without an instructor aboard.  Unfortunately, when these small planes crash, it can take quite a bit of time to determine the cause.  Tragically, it’s feared that four people have been killed as a result of a small plane crash and that the passengers were on their way back to Fort Lauderdale.

According to the Sun-Sentinel:

“The remains of the victims from Monday night’s crash are still being recovered from Lake Russell, near Poinciana in southwestern Osceola County, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The National Traffic Safety Board said it was investigating a crash that was reported as having four people aboard.

They have not been officially identified, pending verification by the Medical Examiner’s Office.

The single-engine airplane, owned by a Fort Lauderdale flight school, disappeared from radar about 10:23 p.m. Monday shortly after taking off from Kissimmee Gateway Airport bound for Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. It crashed in the center of the lake about 20 miles south of Kissimmee where the heavily damaged wreckage was found Tuesday in about six feet of water.

The pilot rented a four-seat Cessna from Airborne Systems Inc. on Monday morning before it departed from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, said Vinny Billisi, Airborne Systems’ vice president and operations director.”

When a plane that is rented crashes, it opens up the possibility of several different reasons for such a tragedy.  It could wind up being pilot error or faulty equipment on the plane.  Authorities have begun the process of determining that cause.  If you have lost someone in a plane crash, you need the help of Fort Lauderdale wrongful death lawyers who can sort through these types of complicated scenarios and help hold those responsible for these losses accountable.  Contact Bernstein & Maryanoff today to schedule a free initial consultation.