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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 ...

Plane Crash Hearing Witness Called Out for Allegedly 'Elbowing FAA Employee Mid-Sentence': ‘Not Gonna Put Up with That’

As the investigative hearing continues into the deadly mid-air crash between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines ...

Investigators to wrap up public hearings into fatal midair crash between Army chopper and airplane

The National Transportation Safety Board will wrap up its public testimony about the fatal midair crash between an Army ...

Final day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on what could have prevented crash

The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational ...

Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry

Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal ...

NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t

The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...

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 ...
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NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Blasts FAA Over Midair Crash That Killed 67

During a tense second day of hearings into January’s fatal midair collision near Reagan National Airport, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy sharply criticized the ...

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.

Washington Air Crash: How altitude glitch, night goggles & missed warnings led to tragedy

A deadly collision occurred near Reagan National Airport. A US Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet crashed. All 67 ...

NTSB questions flight training procedures during hearings over January plane crash

The NTSB continued its hearings Thursday into the deadly air collision between a military aircraft and a passenger jet.

NTSB criticizes FAA for failing to act before fatal Army helicopter collision

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January ...