Seconds after taking off from San Francisco, a United Airlines Boeing 747 shudders violently as one of its engines starts to fail. The intense vibrations terrify the passengers, and are so strong that ...

The NTSB gave an update Friday on the devastating crash in Washington, D.C., between an American Airlines plane and U.S. Army ...

the largest number of deaths in a single commercial airplane crash occurred when a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 crashed into Mt. Ogura in Japan, killing 520 passengers and crew members. The ...

A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers. Here's what we know about the incident so far.

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...