Exclusive: Type of helicopter involved in Madison County crash had been subject of dozens of FAA safety concerns
Airworthiness directives’ ranged from rotor issues to factors that could affect flight control, but NTSB reports suggest ...
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News Wrap: White House says 25% tariff on steel and aluminum will go into effect
In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House says a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum will go into effect, the NTSB is ...
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Pilots got 100 collision warnings for helicopters near National in past decade
Airline pilots received more than 100 cockpit warnings over the past decade that they were in danger of a midair collision with a helicopter near Reagan National Airport, according to flight ...
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3D analysis shows how helicopter pilots could have mixed up jets in DCA crash
On the night of Jan. 29, an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet over the Potomac River in Washington, killing all 67 people on both aircraft. To analyze ...
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Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
WASHINGTON — The crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport may have had inaccurate altitude ...
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Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision with a commercial flight over Washington, DC, on January 29, indicated the ...