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 ...

When most people imagine a plane crash, they think of altitude, weather, engines failing midair. But the deadliest accident in ...

Minutes before touching down in Tenerife on April 25th, 1980, catastrophe struck Dan Air London flight 1008, a Boeing 727 en ...

The recent fatal airplane crash with the military helicopter at Reagan National Airport was not the first time a fatal crash occurred in this part of the Potomac River, just north of Old Town. A ...

The country’s first major air disaster in more than 15 years hit while the Federal Aviation Administration doesn’t have a permanent leader. President Trump hasn't named a nominee for FAA ...