Tampa Car Accident & Serious Injuries Law Blog

Most Tampa residents expect that a pilot would certainly show the necessary care when flying and be paying attention to his job at all times. That is why even a Plane crash lawyer may be shocked to learn that a pilot's texting was the reason for a recent medical helicoper crashing.

The aviation accident resulted in four deaths. The helicopter ran out of fuel, crashing into a field one mile from the airport. Both the pilot and a patient were killed, along with two other workers. The National Transportation Safety Board was the investigating board and found that the pilot had been texting during the flight and was distracted. After the findings by the NTSB, a general caution to any pilots against being distracted by electronic devices was issued. The pilot had allegedly sent 25 messages while on duty during his 12 hour shift and had received more than 60, most from an off-duty co-worker.

As many Tampa residents are likely aware, suffering from a brain injury can often be an incredibly debilitating incident. The good news is that the amount of recovery that can be made, such as was the case of former Representative Gabrielle Giffords, would certainly be enough to even shock a seasoned brain injury attorney.

Representative Giffords' husband recently spoke during a traumatic brain injury conference where the audience was made up mostly of doctors. He discussed his wife's brain injury and the difficult times that surrounded the incident. However, he also discussed his own past and how he became an accomplished astronaut. He stated that he had to overcome a "lack of aptitude" and worked extremely hard to get where he was and that he never gave up. He also urged doctors to show the same type of dedication to study the science of brain rehabilitation.

Most people understand the connection that suffering a brain injury will likely impact the cognitive function of the victim. However, even a Brain Injuries Lawyer may be surprised to discover that the correlation may work the other way as well.

A recent study of 305,885 men has found that those men that have a low socioeconomic status and low cognitive function are more likely to suffer from "mild traumatic brain injury". Apparently, the study showed that there were many risk factors for mild traumatic brain injuries, such as low overall cognitive function, low education levels, low income, a previous mild traumatic brain injury and even high levels of physical fitness. The study also showed that after suffering one such injury, 15-25% of people have a deficit in memory, attention, processing and verbal learning as well.

When men or women go up in a small private plane, it is usually to get to some place faster or more easily than they would have driving or having to travel by commercial air. However, plane crash lawyers and other Floridians know that there are risks with this type of travel.

In that respect, a plane crashed near the Tampa Bay area after taking off from Aero Park North. The pilot is believed to be the deceased 59-year-old man whose body was recovered at the scene. The plane, a PA28, took off and the crash was reported soon thereafter. Police found the wreckage the next day. The plan was apparently still on fire when it was discovered, and over an acre of land around the crash site had apparently been burned as well. An investigation is still pending as to the exact cause of the crash.