While traveling by airplane is relatively a safe means of transportation, the occurrences of Aviation Accidents are dramatic, tragic, and almost always involve fatalities. Less frequently covered by the media than large Common Carrier disasters are Aviation Accidents involving small private aircrafts, but they occur more frequently and are similarly deadly. It should be noted that an Aviation Accident may occur from the moment someone boards a plane until they disembark; the accident does not need to be flight related. The causes of Aviation Accidents are varied, and may be traced back to pilot error, mechanical error, weather, sabotage, or other human error relating to communications or actions taking place before boarding. All of these factors need to be considered when determining liability.