Coverage of the recent mid-air collision brought up painful memories for John and Marilyn Kausner, whose daughter Elly was among those killed in the last major U.S. air disaster.

The crash was the 14th fatal crash of a U.S. airliner in 15 years, and families of the deceased led the calls to reform airline safety. Sixteen years later, the recent midair collision ended the ...

The last major accident occurred in February 2009 when the pilots of a Colgan Air-operated De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 lost control on approach to Buffalo, New York and entered a stall from ...

The last crash took place on Feb. 12, 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed during landing near Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing all 49 people onboard. In this Feb. 12 ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Rescue efforts continued Thursday in the Potomac River after a midair collision Wednesday night near Washington, D.C., where an Army helicopter flew into the path of an ...

Prior to the Washington, D.C., midair collision, the last commercial plane crash in the United States with no survivors was Colgan Air Flight 3407 in 2009.Colgan Air Flight 3407 was scheduled to ...

The last crash took place on Feb. 12, 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed during landing near Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing all 49 people onboard. A helicopter assists with ...

The midair collision over the Potomac River last month became the deadliest crash since a Colgan Air flight went down near Buffalo in 2009, killing 50 people. The F.A.A. has earned the nickname ...