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 ...

August 19, 1980 – Shortly after takeoff, a Saudi Arabian Airlines Lockheed L-1011 initiates a return ... July 11, 1991 – The landing gear of a Nigeria Airways DC-8 catches on fire shortly ...

The Lockheed L-1011 was the pride of the Eastern fleet ... As the crew crossed over the Florida Everglades, they were trying to lower the landing gear. But a light didn’t confirm whether ...

Untold Story of the L-1011 TriStar: Innovation, Bankruptcy, and the Fall of a Giant Posted: June 5, 2025 | Last updated: June 14, 2025 Uncover the fascinating story of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar ...

Discover the story behind the L-1011 TriStar, the plane that introduced groundbreaking technologies, including a unique S-duct engine mount and precision autopilot. Lockheed had high hopes ...

A small plane crash-landed at Tri-Cities Airport (TRI) on Saturday morning after its landing gear reportedly failed upon ...

“Excessive grinding” during maintenance led to a metal pin cracking and eventually breaking causing the left landing gear to collapse on an Alaska Airlines flight in 2023, the National ...

May 27 (UPI) --The National Transportation Safety Board revealed Tuesday that "excessive grinding" during maintenance work is what caused an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800's left landing gear to ...

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 landed on its belly after a crack in a part of the supports for the nose landing gear kept it from extending, according to a National Transportation Safety Board final ...

The NTSB announced it had found a metal fatigue crack in the upper lock link, one of the aluminum supports for the landing gear. "The appearance of the scratch features was consistent with tool ...