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 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.

Pilots who agree initiate a swooping turn that on final approach brings them north west and low across the river — the path ...

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

The news came as crews worked to recover parts of the American Airlines jet involved in last week's midair crash from the ...

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

As a salvage team continues to work in cold winter conditions to lift debris from the frigid water, key questions into the ...

Crews are trying to recover the plane’s cockpit and the rest of the remains of the 67 people who died in the midair collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter near the nation’s capital last ...

Investigators are probing evidence from the DC plane crash, including the Black Hawk crew's helmets and equipment, to determine whether the soldiers were wearing night vision goggles.