Though the B-17D was eased into the water in the trough between waves, it still struck with such force that bolted-down ...

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday will be focused on preventing another terrifying event like the one ...

A plane crashed into Lake Michigan in 1950, killing all 58 people on board. And three-quarters of a century later, a search for the wreckage using sonar technology is coming to an end.

There’s something about flight disaster shows that pulls you in. What makes them compelling isn’t just the drama, but their ability to take a regular situation and turn it into something terrifying.

Survival Mode, a new docuseries from NBC News Studios and Dateline's producers, will tell "true stories" about "real ...

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