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NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane was above altitude limit
Investigators have found that a helicopter involved in a deadly crash with a passenger plane over Washington was flying above ...
Air traffic controller should have warned plane of Army helicopter's path ahead of fatal DC crash: FAA
Air traffic controller failed to notify commercial plane crew about approaching Army helicopter before Washington D.C.
Army pilots might have struggled to see passenger jet before D.C. crash
Federal investigators will release their findings early next year about the cause of the midair collision, which killed 67 ...
D.C. Plane Crash Investigators Home In on Incorrect Altitude Readings
Tests raised questions about whether instruments in an Army Black Hawk helicopter may have led pilots to believe they were at ...
Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would've had difficulty ...
Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears
The board focused on air traffic control and heard it was common for pilots to ask to use visual separation — relying on ...
Loved Ones Wear Photos of D.C. Plane Crash Victims While Attending Emotional NTSB Hearing
Loved ones of Washington, D.C., plane crash victims wore photos of their late friends and family members as they attended the ...
Helicopter in fatal Washington plane crash was flying too high
The army helicopter that crashed into a passenger jet over Washington DC was flying too high, investigators have concluded.
Six months later: Here are the victims of the Washington, D.C. plane crash
They were fiancés, mothers, fathers, friends, pilots, lawyers, hunters, coaches and figure skaters. These are the 67 people ...
Black Hawk Helicopter Probably Didn't Realize How High It Was Before Fatal Collision with Passenger Plane: Officials
Six months after an Army helicopter crashed into an American Airlines passenger plane near Washington, D.C., killing 67 people, officials now say the crew in the chopper likely believed they were flyi ...