Gol Airlines Flight 1907 Crash in Amazon of Brazil |
| Lieff Global, with Brazilian co-counsel,
represents over twenty families whose loved ones
died in the Gol Airlines Flight 1907 crash. Assisting Lieff
Global in its representation of the families is the international
aviation safety expert Hans-Peter Graf. Mr. Graf, a Swiss
citizen, was a former lead investigator for the aviation
safety authority in Switzerland and is himself a veteran
pilot of commercial and business aircraft. |
| August 23, 2007 Update: The
two American pilots facing criminal charges in the
Gol crash are willing to testify in the case,
but will not return to Brazil, their American
lawyer said. Learn
more |
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| Summary of Gol Accident |
| On September 29, 2006, a brand-new
Boeing 737-800 operated by Brazilian air carrier Gol plunged
into the Amazon jungle after colliding with a smaller plane.
None of the 149 passengers and six crew members on board
survived the accident. |
| Authorities lost radar contact with
Gol flight 1907 during its journey from the principal Amazon
city of Manaus to the capital Brasilia. Search planes found
the crash site on a vast farm in Mato Grosso state, about
600 miles northwest of Brasilia, in a dense jungle that
was difficult to reach. |
| The Gol Boeing 737 plane had been
received new from Boeing on September 12 and had only 200
flight hours. Gol Flight 1907 collided with an Embraer
Legacy business jet which managed to land safely at an
air force base with damage to the wingtip and tail. |
| Lawsuit Filed in U.S. Court by
Victim Families |
| Represented by Lieff Global, over
twenty families of victims of the Gol Airlines disaster
have filed suit against ExcelAire and Honeywell International,
Inc. |
| Accident Investigation |
| Early reports indicate that the Gol
plane crashed nose-first, and witnesses say it was seen
moving erratically and losing altitude prior to crashing.
Accident investigators will examine a number of issues
including the operation of both planes' TCAS (Traffic Collision
Avoidance System) and why the system did not prevent this
accident. The TCAS was manufactured by Honeywell, an American
company. |
| The Legal Rights of Victims and Families
Whose Loved Ones Die in Aviation Accidents |
| We appreciate that this is a time
of deep pain and grief for the families of the passengers
and crew who died in the Gol Airlines crash. In the coming
weeks, however, you may well have questions concerning
how and why the crash occurred, your legal rights, and
compensation that may be available to you. |
| You will also have questions on the
duties and legal responsibility of Gol Airlines; Boeing,
the American manufacturer of the plane; Honeywell, the
United States manufacturer of collision avoidance systems
that were installed on both the Gol plane and the Embraer
Legacy jet; ExcelAire Service, Inc. of New York, the owner/operator
of the Legacy and the employer of its pilots, and/or other
manufacturers of component parts that may have failed. |
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| Lieff Global is collaborating
with an international team of aviation safety experts to
address these questions and provide legal assistance to
the families who lost loved ones. Lieff Global and the
specialists are currently
representing hundreds of Brazilians in product liability
litigation filed in the United States against U.S. manufacturers
of blood factor for selling products contaminated with
HIV. |
| Contact International Aviation Law
Attorneys |
| The families of loved ones who
died in this crash are welcome to contact Lieff Global
to learn more about their legal rights without any charge
or obligation. |
| Please send
us an e-mail message in English or Portugese. |
| You may also telephone us toll-free
at 1-800-541-7358 in the U.S., or 1-415-788-8000
from outside the U.S. Alternatively, you may also contact our
co-counsel in Brazil, Leonardo Amarante by email at amarante@leonardoamarante.com.br or
directy at his office: |
Rua Primeiro de Marco, nº 23
5º andar
Centro - Rio de Janeiro
CEP: 20010.000
Telefax: 2507-4195
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