A miscommunication and bad data may have contributed to last month’s deadly crash near Reagan National Airport.
Investigators say the crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet might not have heard key air traffic controller instructions.
The NTSB gave an update on its investigation into the Potomac River crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter in January.
It has been two weeks since a deadly collision near Reagan National Airport claimed 67 lives when an Army helicopter collided with American Airlines flight 5342.
The names and ages, plus some additional information on those who died in American Airlines Flight 5342 and the Black Hawk.
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When American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter crashed over the Potomac River on Wednesday night, 67 people died.
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