American Airlines Flight 191 crashed in Chicago in 1979, killing 273 people. Two hundred and seventy-one people were killed ...

While high wing loading benefits cruise performance and reduces turbulence sensitivity, it forces a very narrow landing ...

According to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the MD-11 demonstrated the highest rate of hard landing ...

The fiery crash of a UPS plane shortly after its left engine flew off its wing and sparked a massive fire during takeoff ...

NTSB investigators "found evidence of fatigue cracks in addition to areas of overstress failure." ...

The investigation is centering on the UPS (UPS) cargo jet's left pylon, where "evidence of fatigue cracks" were found and the engine separated. There were also areas of "overstress failure" in other ...

The Boeing MD-11 cargo plane that crashed in Louisville, Ky., showed signs of “fatigue cracks” and “overstress failures” in a ...

Fatigue cracks in part of the aircraft’s left engine pylon assembly have emerged as a key factor in the Nov. 4 fatal crash of a UPS McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 Freighter (MD-11F). Investigators found ...

Federal investigators are focusing on an engine mount on the wing of the McDonnell Douglas cargo plane.

The National Transportation Safety Board unveiled new details describing a stunning frame-by-frame images showing the left engine separating from the plane and going up and over the wing, after the ...

The photos are included in a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report on this month's deadly UPS plane crash ...

According to the initial investigation, the plane cleared the fence at the end of the runway, but its landing gear hit the ...