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 — From midair collisions, to onboard fires, and a fatigued fuselage that turned a plane into a high-altitude convertible, these 13 famous airplane crashes triggered major technological advances...

Air Crash Investigation uncovers the truth behind the most legendary aviation disasters, and every episode features eyewitness accounts, captivating reenactments, state-of-the-art CGI, and interviews with the …

 — The National Park Service says multiple people died after a single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a wooded area at Wright Brothers National …

Our comprehensive database visualizes over 10,000 aircraft crashes since 1919, focusing on incidents with over 5 casualties. It includes historical aviation tragedies, with over 50% attributed to pilot errors.

 — In 1972, a plane carrying 45 rugby team members crashed in the remote Andes Mountains. For 72 days, the world thought they were dead. But what these 16 survivors endured was far worse than death.

 — A chilling video captured the dramatic moment a Lufthansa Boeing 747 aircraft bounced on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport during a hard landing.

 — The pilot managed to eject from the aircraft just seconds before the jet went down inside an air force base in Spain, according to Reuters.

 — Gillis, the aircraft's sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Colonie Police. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the …

 — CNN — All 132 people on board the China Eastern Airlines jetliner that crashed in the densely forested mountains of southern China Monday are dead, China's aviation authorities confirmed Saturday...