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How to Reduce the Risk of Airplane Accidents in New York

Although airplane accidents in New York are rare, they do occur; and when they do, they can have devastating consequences on the lives of the victims. According to statistics, the probability of getting killed on a non-stop airline flight are 1 in every 29.4 million. The number of fatalities per 1,000,000 flight hours is 12.25, and the rate of survival of passengers in an airline crash is 24%.

Tips to Lower Chances of an Airplane Accident in New York

The fantastic news is that there are a number of things that passengers can do to lower the chances of sustaining a serious burn injury, spinal cord injury, brain injury or fatality in an airplane accident, such as:

LONG ISLAND: Three People Killed In Plane Accident In Suffolk County

THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN SMALL PLANE CRASH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK (February 26, 2017) – Police are continuing to investigate a fatal plane crash that took place at the Gabreski Airport in Suffolk County, according to ABC 7 News. The pilot and two passengers are among the deceased. The FAA has not released the name […]

WESTHAMPTON: Plane Crash In Long Island At Gabreski Airport Leaves 3 People Dead

THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN SMALL PLANE CRASH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK (February 26, 2017) – Police are investigating a small plane crash that took place just before Sunday morning, according to ABC News. The FAA has said that the pilot was practicing take offs and landings when the accident took place. The names of the […]

Plane Skids Off Runway at LaGuardia

Because commercial airplanes are such large and complicated pieces of machinery, any deviation from normal operations can be dangerous. Aviation experts often look at various categories of cases, including the most perilous kinds of failure-related crashes and landing problems. Still, some airplane accidents can occur on the runway before the plane ever gets off the […]

LaGuardia: Plane, Truck “Bump” – Accidents and Back Injuries

Even minor aviation safety incidents are carefully tracked and documented, and get a lot of public attention as FAA heads and other public officials look at increasing safety for air travel. One example is a procedural mistake at New York’s La Guardia airport, where CNN affiliates reported February 15 on a kind of ‘fender-bender’ between […]