Divers return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a ...

Since its creation in 1967, the agency reports it has investigated more than 153,000 aviation accidents and incidents.

The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent federal agency tasked with examining serious transport-related ...

Fatal crashes like the one that happened near Washington on Wednesday are increasingly rare because of modern aviation safety ...

For the latest updates on victim recovery efforts, please read USA TODAY's live coverage of the plane crash investigation on ...

Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ ...

A devastating mid-air collision between a commercial airliner and a U.S. Army helicopter sent both aircraft crashing into ...

The father of the first officer onboard an American Airlines jet that collided with a military helicopter is speaking to FOX 35 News about the tragic crash over Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night.

Authorities have switched to a recovery mission in the Potomac River following a midair collision between an American Eagle ...

New administration: The crash confronts the new Trump administration with one of its first major disasters. It happened just a day after Sean Duffy was sworn in as transportation secretary, and in the ...

The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex — a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead to catastrophe.