Black Hawk pilots may have missed air traffic directive, flown on ‘bad’ altitude data before crash
It is likely the Black Hawk pilots “stepped on” the communication for less than a second by pressing the microphone key to ...
American Airlines jet collision: Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instructions from tower
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy discusses incomplete radio transmissions and altimeter issues in Black Hawk helicopter crash ...
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A timeline of last month’s air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001
More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed ...
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Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
Investigators say the crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.’s Ronald ...
What is known about the deadly January air crash between a passenger jet and US Army helicopter
(AP) - On Jan. 29, an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided as the plane prepared to land at Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. Both plunged into the Potomac ...
Army helicopter, plane crash: NTSB gives investigation update
The National Transportation Safety Board provided an update on Friday into the investigation of the deadly Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines flight collision.
NTSB considering possibility of ‘bad data’ leading to Potomac plane crash
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said they are examining potential discrepancies between the actual altitude of the Army helicopter and its altimeter readings.
US probing 'bad data' possibly used by Black Hawk crew before deadly Washington DC crash
Preliminary analysis of voice recordings and other black box data recovered from the crash site showed the helicopter pilot ...