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3 big takeaways from the NTSB hearing on the DCA midair collision
A three-day National Transportation Safety Board hearing on the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in decades dug into problems ...
FAA planning more helicopter route changes after fatal collision
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is planning additional helicopter route changes near Ronald Reagan ...
Final day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on tech that could have prevented crash
The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational ...
Washington plane collision: 'Concerning' 100-foot altimeter error led to deadly US Army Black Hawk helicopter-jet crash, reveals NTSB investigation
The deadly midair collision between a US Army helicopter and a commercial passenger jet that killed 67 people in January may have been caused by faulty altitude readings aboard the military aircraft.
Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts say
The goggles were discussed Friday at the NTSB’s third and final day of public testimony over the fatal midair crash, which ...
Final day of NTSB hearing on DC mid-air crash
A three-day hearing into the January mid-air collision between an Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet ...
NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit
Investigators probing the January midair collision of a passenger plane and an Army helicopter over Washington that killed 67 people found the chopper was flying higher than the it should have been ...
Key takeaways from 3-day hearing on deadly D.C. midair collision
The NTSB heard testimony from air traffic controllers, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army about the collision of an Army helicopter and passenger plane.