National Transportation Safety Board investigators say that the small plane had defects in a door that may have contributed ...

The door to a pilot's plane appeared to be ajar as it took off from Fullerton Airport, moments before it crashed into a ...

With only 87 passengers on board, this baby 747 was ready to bring widebody aircraft design to the regional plane market. Its nose could open right up and allow passengers to disembark and board in ...

The NTSB said in its preliminary report that the pilot had made a “series of modifications” to the plane doors, which affected its “indicator system” Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer ...

National Transportation Safety Board releases preliminary report on crash of the amateur-built airplane near the Fullerton ...

A door was apparently not fully closed on a homebuilt ... The NTSB typically releases preliminary findings within weeks of a plane crash, and a final report comes months later.

A witness saw the left main cabin door open during flight, and an examination of the door showed the interior handle was not in the locked position.

(AP) — The homebuilt airplane that crashed into a California warehouse earlier this month appears to have had a door ajar while ... findings within weeks of a plane crash, and a final report ...