The Vanity Fair article on the Air France Airbus that crashed in the South Atlantic (I think it was the Nov 2014 edition) was one of the best pieces I have ever read on an aviation topic in the mainstream media.
It was available online, and may still be. If you haven't read it, it's well worth seeking out. Apart from a few unusual descriptions of items used in the aircraft, (possibly deliberately 'dumbed down' so the everyday reader could more easily its function), the article was absolutely spot on.
Here's a link to the AF 447 article written by William Langewiesche:
Should Airplanes Be Flying Themselves? | Vanity Fair
His test pilot father, Wolfgang, wrote the classic
Stick and Rudder (1944).