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NTSB, helicopter and passenger plane

Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals

The first of the National Transportation Safety Board’s three days of investigative hearings is underway to help determine what caused the deadly midair collision on January 29 between an Army helicopter on a training mission and American Airlines flight 5342 landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The Boston Globe · 12h

Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB

Night vision goggles may have created viewing difficulties for the pilots of a US Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

NTSB launches hearings on deadly collision between helicopter and passenger plane

Investigators have found that a helicopter involved in a deadly crash with a passenger plane over Washington was flying above its height limit

Army Helicopter, Deadly Washington Crash

Fox News on MSN · 2d

Army helicopter that crashed with commercial plane in DC was flying above altitude limit: NTSB

The Army helicopter that collided with a plane over D.C. in January had incorrect altitude readings, contributing to the aircraft getting too close.

The New York Times · 2d

Investigators Home In on Altitude Discrepancy in Army Helicopter Before Potomac Crash

Flight instruments probably led the Black Hawk crew to believe the helicopter was lower than it actually was before the collision with a commercial airplane on Jan. 29.

Barron's · 9h

US Army Helicopter In Deadly Washington Crash Had Technical Issues

An investigative hearing into a deadly mid-air collision of a US Army helicopter and a passenger plane that killed 67 people in Washington has revealed a discrepancy in the chopper's altitude displays.

21hon MSN

Russian man, 88, dies after homemade helicopter falls apart on takeoff

An 88-year-old Russian man, who gained local fame for building his own aircraft, has died after attempting to take off in a ...

6hon MSN

Amateur Russian aviator, 88, killed during takeoff of homemade helicopter: report

An 88-year-old amateur aviator from Russia was killed during an attempted takeoff of his homemade helicopter on Friday, ...

2don MSN

Helicopter in deadly DC airport collision had faulty altitude gauge, NTSB says

Investigators testifying at a hearing into the January's mid-air crash in Washington DC suggest faulty altitude data may have ...

18hon MSN

Officers Save Drowning Man by Landing Helicopter Near Closed City Pool: 'Take Me Down Now'

A 25-year-old man nearly drowned after swimming in a Baltimore pool on Saturday, July 26. Dramatic footage shows how two ...

9hon MSN

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 ...

1don MSN

Coast Guard Detroit helicopter rescues stranded boaters from Lake Erie island

Coast Guard Air Station Detroit reports it assisted in the rescue of three boaters early Thursday from Ontario's Middle ...

ABC4 Utah11h

Sandy man used laser pointer on helicopter, threatened to take down aircrafts, charges say

A Sandy man has been charged after telling law enforcement that he would use a drone or invent an unregulated device in order ...

16h

Inside Queen Elizabeth II’s luxury helicopter as it goes on sale for staggering 7-figure sum

THE plush interior of Queen Elizabeth II’s luxury helicopter is revealed for the first time as it goes on sale. King Charles ...

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