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Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.

Nearly 46 years ago, this disaster claimed the lives of 273 people, with 258 being passengers, 13 crew members, and 2 individuals on the ground.

An American Airlines flight was delayed last week after the crew alerted authorities about suspicious activity on the plane.

Before Wednesday’s crash near Washington, D.C., there had not been a fatal collision involving a commercial aircraft in the United States since 2009.

Statistically, for now at least, flying is still much safer than driving. According to the International Air Transport ...

Kennedy airport in New York. The worst aviation accident ever in the United States was American Airlines Flight 191, which in May 1979 lost an engine during takeoff at Chicago O’Hare ...