Helicopter Accidents

Jon Kettles holds the highest level helicopter pilot and helicopter flight instructor licenses the FAA awards – the Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) and Instrument Flight Instructor (CFII) ratings.

Mr. Kettles also holds a degree in aeronautical engineering and worked in the engineering division of the Army Safety Center investigating helicopter accidents and designing helicopter safety improvements.

Mr. Kettles has represented passengers and pilots injured in the following helicopter operations:

• Private Helicopter Operations
• Offshore Helicopter Operations
• Sightseeing Helicopter Operations
• Helilogging
• Helicopter Herding
• Air Ambulance / Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Military Attack Helicopters
• Military Cargo Helicopters

Mr. Kettles has represented plaintiffs in cases involving crashes of the following helicopter models:

Agusta 109
Bell 206-series
Bell 47
Bell 407
Bell 212
Bell 412
Bell UH-1H
Bell UH-1H+
Bell AH-1W (Marine Super Cobra)
Boeing CH-47 (Army Chinook)
Eurocopter AS-350-series
Eurocopter AS-355
Eurocopter (Bolkow) BO-105
McDonnell-Douglas AH-64 (Army Apache)
McDonnell-Douglas (Hughes) 500-series
Robinson R22
Rotorway Exec (homebuilt)
(Experimental)