The grim event recalls the last time a major airline crash occurred, when Flight 3407 departed from New Jersey nearly 16 years ago.
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.
Authorities have switched to a recovery mission in the Potomac River following a midair collision between an American Eagle flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport in Washington,
The famed pilot and North Texas native said the deadly crash in the Potomac River highlights the vigilance required for safety in the aviation industry.
The crash adds to a list of deadly airline accidents in the U.S., with the most recent occurring in 2009, when a Colgan Air turboprop crashed in Buffalo, New York, killing 50 people. Other notable incidents include the 2001 American Airlines crash in New York,
A Black Hawk military helicopter and an American Airlines plane collided near an airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Explore the 10 deadliest airline crashes in U.S. history, from the tragic 9/11 attacks to recent fatal accidents
A US Airways Express turboprop crashed after takeoff from Charlotte, North Carolina, killing all 21 people on board. In November, an American Airlines jet crashed after departing from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, killing all 260 people on board and five people on the ground.
The last deadly major crash involving a commercial airliner in the U.S. was in 2009, when 49 people — 45 passengers, 2 pilots and 2 flight attendants — aboard a Colgan Air flight crashed in New York state. One person also died on the ground.
In 2018, a passenger on a Southwest Airlines jet was killed after shrapnel from the plane's engine crashed through a window and caused such a drop in air pressure that a passenger suffered fatal injuries after nearly being sucked outside. It was the first death on a U.S. airline flight since 2009.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by the players who have suited up for the franchise since its founding at the start of the 1967-68 season. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers ...