After jet collides with Black Hawk, NTSB urges helicopter restriction near DC airport
The agency says the approved helicopter route is too close to the approach to the runway where an American Eagle plane was ...
How the Coast Guard responded to the DC aerial collision earlier this year
The Coast Guard response to the Washington D.C. plane crash in January included 278 personnel, 11 small boat stations and ...
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Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision with a commercial flight over Washington, DC, on January 29, indicated the ...
Kiggans introduces legislation to equip military helicopters with modern collision avoidance systems in wake of DC plane crash
Kiggans and Congressman Tom Barrett introduced a bill to boost military helicopter safety tech after the deadly D.C. crash.
Deadly DC plane crash leads transportation safety board to make urgent recommendations
Helicopters should not be allowed to travel over a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River following the deadly air ...
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Black Hawk crew may not have heard message to 'pass behind' DC-bound plane before midair crash: NTSB
Officials confirmed the crew of the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines passenger plane near Ronald Reagan Washington International Airport may not have known ...
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Black Hawk pilots may have missed important air traffic control directive before DC plane crash
The crew also may not have clearly heard that the American Airlines flight was “circling” in the DC airspace, investigators found. The Black Hawk collided with Flight 5342, which was en route ...