Piper Mirage Plane Crash in Lavaca County, Texas

by | Jan 18, 2023 | Aviation Accident, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

There was a deadly plane crash in Lavaca County, Texas on January 17, 2023.  According to reports, a single-engine Piper PA-46-350P plane crashed about one mile from the Yoakum Municipal Airport.  The plane was carrying five members of the Harvest Church in Germantown, Tennessee.  Four of the occupants were killed in the crash, with one survivor who is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Victoria, Texas.  The four victims have been identified as Bill Garner, Steve Tucker, Tyler Patterson and Tyler Springer.  The cause of the crash remains under investigation.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to those impacted by this deadly crash.

There have been a number of recent plane crashes in 2022.  A baggage handler was sucked into the engine of an American Airlines plane in Montgomery, Alabama on December 31, 2022.  A Beech M35 plane crashed inPiper PA-28 Fayetteville, Arkansas on January 6, 2023.  A Piper PA-28 crashed in Suffolk, Virginia on January 7, 2023.  A Cessna 150 plane crashed in Auburn, Nebraska on January 11, 2023.  A Piper PA-32 plane crashed in Rockingham County, Virginia on January 11, 2023.

Spagnoletti Law Firm has attorneys licensed in Texas, Florida, and New York.  We have handled numerous cases involving the failure of necessary equipment on a plane or helicopter in both federal and state court across the country.  When it comes to aviation, safety must come first.  Our attorneys have extensive experience in plane and helicopter crash litigation and the skills needed to aggressively represent the families of loved ones who have lost their lives or those who have been seriously injured in a plane or helicopter crash.  The experienced aviation attorneys at Spagnoletti Law Firm can help you understand your rights if you or a loved one was a victim of a crash. Please contact us online or call 713-804-9306 or 877-678-5864 to learn more about your legal rights.