Experts ask why Black Hawk helicopter may have been flying above allowed altitude before crash
This data point is one of several key mysteries investigators are exploring as they seek to explain what caused the nation's ...
NTSB confirms Black Hawk helicopter was flying 100 feet over altitude limit
The Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger plane was flying too high, according to the ...
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Black Hawk helicopter's altitude at issue; families of crash victims 'want answers'
The plane's altitude suggests the Army helicopter was flying above 200 feet − the maximum altitude for the route it was using. Yet the control tower's radar apparently showed the helicopter ...
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NTSB: Black Hawk Involved in D.C. Midair May Have Been Flying Too High
According to an investigative update, the U.S. Army helicopter may have been flying more than 100 feet higher than permitted.
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Flight crew ‘astonished’ to see glowing objects ‘zig-zagging’ at 45K feet over the Bahamas
A Florida-bound flight crew witnessed strange orbs glowing and darting around in the night sky while flying over the Bahamas at high altitude, according to a report. A flight attendant with Surjet ...
Altitude data discrepancies between plane, helicopter in deadly D.C. crash stump investigators
Investigators worked Saturday to resolve flight data showing key differences in altitude between the commercial jet and the ...
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Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new tech as FAA nixes all chopper traffic near collision site
The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington ... from the required altitude. “The Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot.