Conditions May Have Stymied Black Hawk Crew Before Fatal Crash
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.
Black Hawk helicopter's altitude at issue; families of crash victims 'want answers'
Victims' families gathered near the site where a plane and copter collided and fell into the Potomac River. 'They are all hurt,' an official said.
DC Plane Crash: NTSB Provides Update on Black Hawk Data
In an update on Tuesday, officials say that transcriptions for both aircrafts cockpit voice recordings are ongoing.
Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high before DC midair crash with American Airlines flight, NTSB confirms
Data from air traffic control radar showed the military chopper was flying at 300 feet on the air traffic control display at the time of the fiery crash, according to the NTSB.
NTSB: Black Hawk was flying too high when it collided with passenger plane over Washington DC, killing 67
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.
Army Black Hawk Helicopter Flew Too High Before D.C. Jet Crash: NTSB
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 Board said in an update on Tuesday that it obtained data,
Army releases names of Black Hawk crew in tragic midair DC collision
The passenger jet and helicopter crashed midair Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport (DCA), causing both aircraft to crash into the Potomac River.
Chilling new videos give clearest view yet of DC plane crash — and debris falling into river after fireball
The cellphone footage provides the clearest angle yet of Wednesday’s tragic midair collision in Washington, DC, that killed ...
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Helicopter never confirmed view of plane: Ex-NTSB investigator
According to investigators, the jet was cleared to land at a shorter runway just minutes before at Reagan National. The ...
New Video of D.C. Plane Crash Shows Final Seconds Before Black Hawk Helicopter Collided with American Airlines Flight
The footage shows new angles of the collision over the Potomac River, where dozens of bodies have been recovered ...
A pilot’s view on why helicopter did not avoid passenger jet in Washington crash
In order to enable safe flight, airspace is split into categories ranging from very tightly controlled areas around airports ...
Map: See the paths of the plane and military helicopter that collided in Washington, D.C.
That's the same flight path that that plane and helicopter crashed last night on. Now, many have been wondering how did all ...
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Black Hawk helicopter was on ‘classified’ training mission before American Airlines crash
A military helicopter was carrying out a secretive ... All three soldiers aboard the ill-fated UH-60 Black Hawk chopper were part of the 12th Aviation Battalion, which is responsible for ...
Black boxes from D.C. plane crash in ‘good’ condition; salvage to start Saturday
Investigators confirmed they have recovered a cockpit voice recorder and a flight-data recorder from American Eagle Flight ...
In Our View: American Eagle crash
On Wednesday evening at 8:55, an American Airlines commuter aircraft collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River. It took President Trump 14 hours and 20 minutes to conduct a ...
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Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot Made 'Grave Error'—Father of Plane Crash Pilot
one of the pilots of the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army Black Hawk over Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, has suggested the helicopter pilot made a "grave error" leading to ...
Bodies of all victims have been recovered from river where jet collided with Black Hawk
Crews working at the site of the deadliest aviation disaster in a generation have recovered all 67 victims of the collision ...
PSA, American Airlines issues statement after plane crash involving Black Hawk helicopter
“A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway ...