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.

Wednesday's crash involving an American Airlines flight and Black Hawk helicopter marked the first commercial crash on U.S.

February 12, 2009, marked an important date in aviation history. The crash, which killed 49 people, involved a Bombardier DHC-8-400 that ran into a residential area in Clarence Center, New York.

More than 80 commercial planes have crashed in the U.S. since 1970.

One person on the ground also was killed. A Colgan Air plane crashed near Buffalo, New York, killing everyone aboard the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane, including 45 passengers, two pilots and ...

A Colgan Air plane crashed near Buffalo, New York, killing everyone aboard the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane, including 45 passengers, two pilots and two flight attendants. Another person on ...

But the day after American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., killing all 67 ...