DC plane crash updates: Helicopter had advanced tracking system turned off, lawmaker says
The U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an passenger jet near Washington, D.C., had an advanced surveillance system turned off.
Army helicopter tracking turned off at time of Washington crash, NYT says
The Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet last week in Washington had its tracking technology turned off at the time of the crash, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz told the New York Times.
Army Helicopter’s Tracking Technology Turned Off at Time of Crash
Senator Ted Cruz, the chairman of the committee with oversight of transportation, said there was no compelling reason for the technology not to have been in use when the helicopter collided with a commercial jet over the Potomac River.
Black Hawk helicopter had safety system turned off during Washington plane crash
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Lawmakers briefed by investigators on DC plane crash
Lawmakers received a closed-door briefing from federal investigators regarding last week’s fatal mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near
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