Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.

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

Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter jet in Washington, D.C., could be one of the worst disasters in more than two decades for the Fort Worth-based carrier. Flight 5342 ...

American Airlines Flight 191 is seen plunging — the 1979 crash remains the deadliest aircraft accident in US history. | Credit: Michael Laughlin / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via ...

American Airlines Flight 191 departed Chicago ... "uncontrollable left roll and loss of control of the airplane." Flight 191 crashed several miles from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport ...

American Eagle Flight 5342 en route from Wichita, Kansas (ICT), to Washington, D.C. (DCA) was involved in an accident at DCA. Rescue operation is underway and US President Donald Trump has said that t ...

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

A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has killed teen figure skaters returning from a national meet ...

And they were horrific. On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 crashed upon takeoff from O'Hare International Airport after its left engine detached from the wing, killing all 271 on board ...