Nearly 46 years ago, this disaster claimed the lives of 273 people, with 258 being passengers, 13 crew members, and 2 ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found no evidence of foul play and blamed the crash on errors by the pilot, who failed to retract the plane’s spoilers, or air brakes, at the critical ...

Seven of the 67 people killed when an American Airlines jet collided midair with ... We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly Chicago Catch-Up newsletter.

Officials say no survivors are expected after an American Airlines flight with 64 people onboard collided mid-air with a military helicopter Wednesday evening.

The Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet and Black Hawk helicopter both crashed into the icy Potomac River after colliding midair.

Before Wednesday’s crash near Washington, D.C., there had not been a fatal collision involving a commercial aircraft in the ...

WASHINGTON -- Fourteen members of the figure skating community -- including some young athletes called the "rising stars" of the sport -- are among the victims of the first major commercial plane ...

American Airlines ... and DC Fire and EMS released shortly before 11 p.m. ET said that "there is no confirmed information on casualties at this time." The cause of the crash is currently under ...

On May 12, 1979, an American Airlines DC-10 departing Chicago O’Hare International Airport crashed during its takeoff, according to Simple Flying. The crash, which the website said was ...