Long-lost Pan Am crash wreckage found decades after deadly disaster that reshaped airline safety

Wreckage was found from a Pan Am flight that crashed into the water off Puerto Rico in 1952, killing 52 people and leading to passenger safety briefing requirements.

Wreckage of Pan Am plane found decades after crash that changed aviation safety

Searchers have found the wreckage from a Pan Am flight that plunged into the ocean off Puerto Rico in 1952, an accident that killed 52 and led to requirements for the passenger safety briefings given on every commercial flight. The plane, the Clipper Endeavor, made a hard landing after losing engine power shortly after take-off. The 17 passengers and crew who survived told investigators everyone lived through the landing, but panic set in as many passengers struggled to find life vests and th...

By Associated Press

Wreckage found of Pan Am plane crash that helped lead to today's safety briefings on every flight

Pan Am Plane Wreckage Found 74 Years After Crash That Killed 52 People

Only 12 passengers and all five crew members were rescued by the US Coast Guard and Air Force. The other 52 people drowned.