30,000 feet, 9,144 meters, 9 kilometers or 5.7 miles — so far, only one person has ever survived a free fall from that height ...

The North Carolina pilot who died after falling out of a plane actually jumped out of the aircraft, according to a recording of a 911 call his co-pilot made after the incident. Charles Hew Crooks, 23, ...

A flight attendant survived a 33,000-foot fall without a parachute after a midair explosion, becoming the sole survivor of a ...

BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- A United Airlines flight was forced to return to Denver International Airport Saturday after it suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff, sending aircraft debris raining ...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff in Kentucky, a federal official said Wednesday, offering the ...