On July 9, 2006, Russian S7 Airlines
Flight 778 careened off the runway during landing and crashed
into a concrete barrier and several small storage buildings
before catching fire. The airplane, an Airbus A310, was
traveling overnight from Moscow to Irkutsk, a regional
capital near Lake Baikal in Siberia. Up until 2005, S7
Airlines operated under the name Siberia or Sibir Airlines.
On board Flight 778 were 203 passengers and crew members.
124 passengers were killed and 79 others were injured.
S7
Crash Questions & Answers Oct. 2006
Вопросы и ответы 2006
-гооктябрь
The Russian Commission
of the Interstate Aviation Committee is conducting a probe
into the cause of the Siberia crash. Officials are investigating
whether mechanical failure and/or pilot error contributed
to the accident.
A preliminary report
was issued the week of September 25, 2006, blaming the
accident on pilot error, and finding that there was no
problem with the engines.
It is important to keep
in mind that the report is preliminary, meaning that the
investigators have not finished reviewing the evidence
and have not reached final conclusions. One should never
assume, however, that any official report gives a complete
and unbiased story.
Generally only government
officials and representatives of the airline and the manufacturers
participate in such reports, while the lawyers and experts
for the victims cannot. Also, while the preliminary report
arrived fairly quickly, final reports can be subject to
long delays. For these reasons we do not advise that the
victims wait for the final report before taking action
to protect their legal rights.
The Legal Rights of Survivors and
Families Whose Loved Ones Die in Airplane Disasters
We appreciate that this is a time
of deep pain and grief for survivors and families of the
passengers and crew who died in the Irkutsk S7 Airlines
crash. In the coming weeks, you will, however, have questions
concerning how and why the crash occurred, your legal rights,
compensation that may be available to you, and the duties
and legal responsibility of S7 Airlines; Airbus, the French
manufacturer of the plane; Goodrich Corporation, the United
States manufacturer of the thrust reverser system; and/or
other manufacturers of component parts that may have failed.
Lieff Global is collaborating
with an international team of specialists to address these
questions and provide legal assistance to survivors and
families who lost loved ones. The Moscow firm of Barschevsky & Partners, www.bbp.ru (Russian)
or http://www.bbp.ru/en/about/ (English),
will assist with communications and evidence-gathering
in Russia, including with regards to the Russian airline.
The French aviation firm of Martin Chico & Associes, www.martinchico.com,
has expertise in litigating in France against Airbus, and
in application of French law in other courts.
Contact Lieff Global
Surviving passengers and crew,
and the families of loved ones who died in this crash are
welcome to contact an aviation injury attorney at Lieff
Global to learn more about their legal rights without any
charge or obligation. Please send
us an e-mail message. Alternatively, you may telephone
us toll-free at 1-800-541-7358 in the U.S., or 1-415-788-8000. For answers to frequently asked questions
concerning aviation accidents, please click
here.
About Lieff Global, LLP
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Injured
passengers and the families of loved ones who died
in the S7 Airlines Airbus A310 crash are welcome
to contact a lawyer
at Lieff Global to learn more about
their legal rights. We welcome the opportunity
to answer your questions free of charge, without
obligation and in strict confidence.
