Seconds after taking off from San Francisco, a United Airlines Boeing 747 shudders violently as one of its engines starts to fail. The intense vibrations terrify the passengers, and are so strong that ...

September 2, 1998 – A Swissair MD-11 crashes off ... May 25, 2002 – A China Airlines Boeing 747 crashes into the Taiwan Strait 20 minutes after takeoff, killing all 225 on board.

Two airplanes have just collided on the runway at Tenerife Airport. Show more Two airplanes have just collided on the runway at Tenerife Airport. While no one on the Amsterdam-bound KLM plane ...

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...