Yahoo

How airplane disasters actually work, according to a former Qantas pilot

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Captain Richard de Crespigny is the Qantas pilot who safely landed Qantas Flight 32 on November 4, 2010, after one of its engines exploded shortly after takeoff, tearing through vital ...
CNN

These are the key factors investigators will examine to determine the cause of the Louisville UPS plane crash

More than two dozen officials with the National Transportation and Safety Board are on site and have begun sifting through the mangled remnants of a UPS cargo plane that crashed after an engine detached during takeoff near Louisville Muhammad Ali ...
Los Angeles Times

An engine fell off a UPS plane before a deadly crash and explosion in Kentucky, the NTSB says

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A UPS cargo plane’s left engine caught fire and fell off during takeoff in Louisville, Kentucky, causing the aircraft to crash and explode. At least 11 people were ...
USA Today

Plane in deadly UPS crash had cracks in engine mount, NTSB says

Federal investigators released a preliminary report on the deadly crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, that killed 14 people earlier in November, revealing that hardware meant to hold one of the plane's engines in place showed signs of ...
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The Soviet airplane disaster no one wanted explained

This is the bizarre, tragic story of the world’s first supersonic airliner to crash at a public air show: the 1973 destruction of the Tu-144 at Paris Le Bourget. What was supposed to be a huge Soviet flex in front of the world turned into a disaster that ...
The Hill

At least 12 dead after engine fell off UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky, igniting large blaze

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff in Kentucky, a federal official said Wednesday, offering the first investigative details about a disaster that ...
The New York Times

Families Demand Answers a Year After Deadliest Plane Crash in South Korea

Many details of the Jeju Air disaster that killed 179 people remain unclear despite multiple investigations by officials and protests by the victims’ families. By Jin Yu Young and John Yoon Reporting from Seoul A year after the worst plane crash on South ...
Star Democrat

Remembering lives lost in Potomac River airplane disaster

One year after a tragic plane crash into the Potomac River, just moments before what should have been a safe touchdown on a runway for American Airlines Flight 5342, local families are still haunted while an analysis by safety experts was released last week