Continental Airlines Flight 3407 crashed into a house in Clarence Center, killing everyone on board the plane.
The crash between a jet carrying over 60 people and an Army helicopter at DC’s Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night marks the first commercial crash since 2009.
Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The last was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York.
The last major collision of a commercial U.S. airline dates back to 2009, when a Colgan Air incident left 50 dead near Buffalo, New York. Federal regulators tightened safety requirements following the crash, including bolstering aircraft carrier inspection requirements and pilot training hours.
It's been more than two decades since American Airlines, the nation's largest carrier, was involved in a deadly crash.
Air Traffic Control (ATC) audio from Wednesday’s collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet reveals the moments before and after controllers witnessed the disaster unfold.
Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members that collided with an Army helicopter was feared dead in what was likely
The American Airlines plane crash in Washington, DC, is possibly the deadliest commercial crash in the US since the 2009 tragedy in Buffalo, NY. after authorities revealed early Thursday there
Before Wednesday’s mid-air collision in Washington, the last fatal US passenger plane accident occurred in February 2009.
A devastating mid-air collision between a commercial airliner and a U.S. Army helicopter sent both aircraft crashing into Washington’s Potomac River on Wednesday night, killing all 64 passengers and crew on the jet.
Large volumes pose challenges to air traffic control, which has faced severe staffing shortages for years, according to experts.
The midair collision over the Potomac River on Wednesday brings back chilling memories of another tragedy in the same waters more than four decades ago—when Air Florida Flight 90, bound for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport,