We marvel at “miraculous survivors” like Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of last month’s Air India disaster. But while some experience a spiritual transformation, others struggle for the rest of their lives.

When an airplane crash occurs, finding answers is suddenly both imperative and intimate. Relatives, survivors, and investigators alike desire to learn what happened—and why it occurred. In such times,

The An-24 aircraft, operated by Siberia-based airline Angara, lost contact with air traffic controllers as it approached the town of Tynda in the Amur region, which borders China.

A Russian Antonov An-24 aircraft crashed in the country’s far east on Thursday, killing all 48 people on board. The regional governor confirmed the death toll, which included 42 passengers, five of them children, and six crewmembers, according to a report from Reuters.

A Russian passenger plane with about 50 people on board crashed in the country’s far east on Thursday and initial reports suggested there were no survivors, emergency services officials said.

An Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying 48 people crashed in Russia's far east as it was preparing to land, killing everyone on board in an incident that spotlighted the continued use of old, Soviet-era aircraft.

South Korean officials planned to publicize the results of an investigation into the cause of the crash but canceled the briefing after strong protests by relatives of victims.

The burning fuselage of the aircraft, which was made in the Soviet era and was nearly 50 years old, was spotted on the ground by a helicopter.

A passenger plane with 49 people onboard crashed into a remote mountainside in Russia's far east on Thursday, with no signs of survivors spotted at the scene.

A passenger plane carrying 49 people has crashed and no survivors have been found. The Angara Airlines An-24 plane lost contact with air traffic control while flying over Russia’s eastern Amur region on Thursday, according to the TASS news agency.