Tommy McFall has traveled the globe offering premier services in aircraft accident investigation, reconstruction, safety training, auditing, and expert testimony.
Commercial Air Carriers
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American Flight 965
McFall led the American Airlines investigation team, working with the Columbian DGAC, NTSB and the FBI. A Boeing 757 impacted trees and rapidly rising terrain near the summit of El Deluvio Mountain near Cali, Columbia in night instrument conditions.
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American Flight 587
McFall led the American Airlines invetigation team, including Family Assistance, working closely with the City of New York, the NTSB and the French Accredited Representative and their advisors. An Airbus A300-600 impacted residential buildings and terrain in Belle Harbour, NY in day VFR conditions after the vertical stabilizer and rudder separated from the aircraft, resulting …
Corporate Jet
General Aviation
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Piper PA-32 & Mooney M20J Midair Collision
During clear day VRF flight conditions the airplanes collided virtually head-on at an altitude of 4,500 feet. The Mooney, and its fatally injured solo pilot continuing approximately one mile north of the collision point to ground impact. Due to the lack of witnesses, the accident was not initially identified as a midair collision.
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Ricky Nelson DC-3
Following shows in Orlando, Florida and Guntersville, Alabama, Ricky Nelson and band members boarded the DC-3 in Guntersville and took off for a New Year’s Eve extravaganza in Dallas, Texas. During the flight, an intense in-flight fire necessitated a forced landing in a farmer’s field. Fire was intense enough to cause molten metal to drop …
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Robinson R22
The helicopter suffered an in-flight break up, leaving a 1,200 ft debris trai before impacting terrain. Premature recovery of the wreckage, without site documentation by local authorities, complicated the reconstruction effort of the break up sequence.
American Flight 965McFall led the American Airlines investigation team, working with the Columbian DGAC, NTSB and the FBI. A Boeing 757 impacted trees and rapidly rising terrain near the summit of El Deluvio Mountain near Cali, Columbia in night instrument conditions.
