A military helicopter was flying above the maximum altitude for its route when it collided with a passenger plane near Washington D.C. last week, authorities said. The National Transportation Safety ...

The NTSB said it was examining new data that could put the helicopter above its 200-foot (61-meter) flight ceiling.

The Army pilots were juggling dark skies, low altitude, a busy airspace and a cockpit without certain traffic detectors before the helicopter’s midair crash with a regional passenger jet.

Data retrieved by the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed the Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a passenger plane near D.C. was flying too high.

In an update on Tuesday, officials say that transcriptions for both aircrafts cockpit voice recordings are ongoing.

For family and friends of Jonathan Campos -- the captain of Flight 5342 -- the feelings of grief that followed the news of ...

CNN By Karina Tsui, Andy Rose, Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Crews working at the site of the ...

The remains of all 67 victims of last week's midair collision of an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near the ...

Data from air traffic control radar showed the military chopper was flying at 300 feet on the air traffic control display at ...

But knowing a big crash like this was coming—seeing all the patched-up holes in the aviation system that might have made it ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed on Tuesday a new timeline for its investigation on the aircraft collision over the Potomac river, saying it won't provide any new information ...

There were 64 passengers aboard the plane, and three Army soldiers in the helicopter, according to officials. Here's a look ...